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ArticlePloS one2018

Phylogenetic analysis and a review of the history of the accidental phytoplankter, Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin (Bacillariophyta).

Jamal S M Sabir, Edward C Theriot, Schonna R Manning, Abdulrahman L Al-Malki, Mohammad A Khiyami, Areej K Al-Ghamdi, Mumdooh J Sabir, Dwight K Romanovicz, Nahid H Hajrah, Abdelfatteh El Omri and 2 more

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jamal S M SabirGenomic and Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Edward C TheriotDepartment of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-1159-8370
Schonna R ManningDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America.
Abdulrahman L Al-MalkiDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad A KhiyamiKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Areej K Al-GhamdiGenomic and Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Mumdooh J SabirDepartment of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Dwight K RomanoviczCenter for Biomedical Research Support, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America.
Nahid H HajrahGenomic and Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Abdelfatteh El OmriGenomic and Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Robert K JansenGenomic and Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Matt P AshworthDepartment of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America.
King Abdulaziz University · SAThe University of Texas at Austin · USKing Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum has been used as a model for cell biologists and ecologists for over a century. We have incorporated several new raphid pennates into a three gene phylogenetic dataset (SSU, rbcL, psbC), and recover Gomphonemopsis sp. as sister to P. tricornutum with 100% BS support. This is the first time a close relative has been identified for P. tricornutum with robust statistical support. We test and reject a succession of hypotheses for other relatives. Our molecular data are statistically significantly incongruent with placement of either or both species among the Cymbellales, an order of diatoms with which both have been associated. We believe that further resolution of the phylogenetic position of P. tricornutum will rely more on increased taxon sampling than increased genetic sampling. Gomphonemopsis is a benthic diatom, and its phylogenetic relationship with P. tricornutum is congruent with the hypothesis that P. tricornutum is a benthic diatom with specific adaptations that lead to active recruitment into the plankton. We hypothesize that other benthic diatoms are likely to have similar adaptations and are not merely passively recruited into the plankton.

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Databases, Nucleic AcidPhylogenyDiatomsPhytoplankton

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PMID29883488
PMCPMC5993285
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