In situ imaging of a kleptoplastidic ciliate thin layer indicates traditional sampling underestimates oceanic mixotroph biomass

Abstract Planktonic mixotrophs, including ciliates, are abundant, yet understudied, mediators of primary and secondary production in aquatic food webs. Here, we report high-resolution in situ observations of a thin layer—a vertically limited patch of high organism abundance—of the ciliate, Laboea st...

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Published in:	Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors:	Ranjoy Barua, Lisa Nyman, Buyu Guo, Matthew D. Johnson, Anvita U. Kerkar, Jiarong Hong, Adam T. Greer, John Lehrter, Malcolm McFarland, Bradley Penta, Aditya R. Nayak
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-09-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01708-w