ArticleMicrobial ecology2009
Ancient photosynthetic eukaryote biofilms in an Atacama Desert coastal cave.
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- Fundamental Science and Engineering Questions in Planetary Cave Exploration.Journal of geophysical research. Planets · 2022Review
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- Nitrates as a Potential N Supply for Microbial Ecosystems in a Hyperarid Mars Analog System.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Cryptic dispersal of Cyanidiophytina (Rhodophyta) in non-acidic environments from Turkey.Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions · 2018Article
- Biosignature Preservation and Detection in Mars Analog Environments.Astrobiology · 2017Review
- The Hyperarid Core of the Atacama Desert, an Extremely Dry and Carbon Deprived Habitat of Potential Interest for the Field of Carbon Science.Frontiers in microbiology · 2017Article
- Biotechnological applications derived from microorganisms of the Atacama Desert.BioMed research international · 2014Review
- Gloeocapsopsis AAB1, an extremely desiccation-tolerant cyanobacterium isolated from the Atacama Desert.Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions · 2014Article
- Extreme environments as potential drivers of convergent evolution by exaptation: the Atacama Desert Coastal Range case.Frontiers in microbiology · 2012Article
- A novel subaerial Dunaliella species growing on cave spiderwebs in the Atacama Desert.Extremophiles : life under extreme conditions · 2010Article
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Abstract
Caves offer a stable and protected environment from harsh and changing outside prevailing conditions. Hence, they represent an interesting habitat for studying life in extreme environments. Here, we report the presence of a member of the ancient eukaryote red algae Cyanidium group in a coastal cave of the hyperarid Atacama Desert. This microorganism was found to form a seemingly monospecific biofilm growing under extremely low photon flux levels. Our work suggests that this species, Cyanidium sp. Atacama, is a new member of a recently proposed novel monophyletic lineage of mesophilic "cave" Cyanidium sp., distinct from the remaining three other lineages which are all thermo-acidophilic. The cave described in this work may represent an evolutionary island for life in the midst of the Atacama Desert.
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