Protists (eukaryotes, excluding animals, land plants, and fungi) comprise the bulk of the eukaryotic phylogenetic tree, making their diversity essential to understanding eukaryotic evolution ...

In the ocean, some protists function like plants, using light to manufacture their own food. Others, such as choanoflagellates, which are animals' closest living unicellular relatives, envelop and ...

Meteora sporadica, a protist with incredible cell architecture, is related to Hemimastigophora. Current Biology , 2024; 34 (2): 451 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.032 Cite This Page : ...