Evolution: hidden at the end of a very long branch.
DNA-based methods continue to unveil the diversity and evolutionary origins of life on Earth. 'Next generation' methods have just solved a long-standing puzzle by uncovering previously unseen yet globally distributed diversity within a lineage of amitochondriate parasites affecting commercially exploited aquatic hosts. This discovery will impact both pure and applied research fields.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Pacific Biological Station, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5K6, Canada. Electronic address: Cathryn.Abbott@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
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D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000469:parasitology*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics*; D018503:Genome, Protozoan; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D056901:Rhizaria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D016054:DNA, Protozoan