Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Phylogenomics including new sequence data of phytoplankton-infecting chytrids reveals multiple independent lifestyle transitions across the phylum
P. C. Thome, J. Wolinska, S. Van Den Wyngaert…·J. F. H. Strassert
This study uses phylogenomic data from new and existing sequences to show multiple independent transitions between parasitism and saprotrophy in chytrids, with the last common ancestor being a phytoplankton parasite.
DOI 10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108103