haptophytes

Taxonomic reassignment of Pseudohaptolina birgeri comb. nov. (Haptophyta)

The haptophyte genus *Pseudohaptolina* (formerly *Chrysochromulina* clade B1-3) currently harbors two species: *Pseudohaptolina arctica* and *Pseudohaptolina sorokinii*. In addition, *Chrysochromulina birgeri* is expected to belong to this genus due …

Small eukaryotic phytoplankton communities in tropical waters off Brazil are dominated by symbioses between Haptophyta and nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria

Symbioses between eukaryotic algae and nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria have been recognized in recent years as a key source of new nitrogen in the oceans. We investigated the composition of the small photosynthetic eukaryote communities associated with …