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Kraftionema allantoideum, a new genus and family of Ulotrichales (Chlorophyta) adapted for survival in high intertidal pools by Wetherbee, Richard, Verbruggen, Heroen

“…The marine, sand‐dwelling green alga Kraftionema allantoideum gen. et sp. nov. is described from clonal cultures established from samples collected in coastal,…”
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Metatranscriptomic Identification of Diverse and Divergent RNA Viruses in Green and Chlorarachniophyte Algae Cultures by Charon, Justine, Marcelino, Vanessa Rossetto, Wetherbee, Richard, Verbruggen, Heroen, Holmes, Edward C

“…Our knowledge of the diversity and evolution of the virosphere will likely increase dramatically with the study of microbial eukaryotes, including the…”
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Characterization of the extracellular matrix of Phaeodactylum tricornutum (Bacillariophyceae): structure, composition, and adhesive characteristics by Willis, Anusuya, Chiovitti, Anthony, Dugdale, Tony M, Wetherbee, Richard

“…The extracellular matrix of the ovoid and fusiform morphotypes of Phaeodactylum tricornutum (Bohlin) was characterized in detail. The structural and…”
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Adhesion molecules from the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum (Bacillariophyceae): genomic identification by amino‐acid profiling and in vivo analysis by Willis, Anusuya, Eason‐Hubbard, Maeve, Hodson, Oliver, Maheswari, Uma, Bowler, Chris, Wetherbee, Richard, Valentin, K

“…Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are important in prokaryotes and eukaryotes for cell–cell and cell–substratum interactions. The characteristics of adhesive…”
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NANOSTRUCTURE OF THE DIATOM FRUSTULE AS REVEALED BY ATOMIC FORCE AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY by Crawford, Simon A., Higgins, Michael J., Mulvaney, Paul, Wetherbee, Richard

“…The cell wall (frustule) of the freshwater diatom Pinnularia viridis (Nitzsch) Ehrenberg is composed of an assembly of highly silicified components and…”
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The Quartz Crystal Microbalance: a New Tool for the Investigation of the Bioadhesion of Diatoms to Surfaces of Differing Surface Energies by Molino, Paul J, Hodson, Oliver M, Quinn, John F, Wetherbee, Richard

“…Diatoms are a major component of the biofoul layer found on modern low-surface-energy, ‘foul release’ coatings. While diatoms adhere more strongly to…”
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Pleuralins are Involved in Theca Differentiation in the Diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis by Kröger, Nils, Wetherbee, Richard

“…Diatom cells are encased within a silica-based cell wall (frustule) that serves as armour-like protection for the enclosed protoplast. Maintaining the…”
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Characterization of the Adhesive Mucilages Secreted by Live Diatom Cells using Atomic Force Microscopy by Higgins, Michael J., Crawford, Simon A., Mulvaney, Paul, Wetherbee, Richard

“…Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) resolved the topography and mechanical properties of two distinct adhesive mucilages secreted by the marine, fouling diatom…”
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Substratum adhesion and gliding in a diatom are mediated by extracellular proteoglycans by Lind, J.L, Heimann, K, Miller, E.A, Van Vliet, C, Hoogenraad, N.J, Wetherbee, R

“…Diatoms are unicellular microalgae encased in a siliceous cell wall, or frustule. Pennate diatoms, which possess bilateral symmetry, attach to the substratum…”
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The biology of biofouling diatoms and their role in the development of microbial slimes by Molino, Paul J., Wetherbee, Richard

“…Diatoms are a major component of microbial slimes that develop on man-made surfaces placed in the marine environment. Toxic antifouling paints, as well as…”
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Development of the initial diatom microfouling layer on antifouling and fouling-release surfaces in temperate and tropical Australia by Molino, Paul J., Campbell, Ewan, Wetherbee, Richard

“…Diatoms are a major component of the slime layers that form on artificial surfaces in marine environments. In this article, the role played by diatoms during…”
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Biomineralization. The diatom glasshouse by Wetherbee, Richard

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Structure and formation of the perforated theca defining the Pelagophyceae (Heterokonta), and three new genera that substantiate the diverse nature of the class by Wetherbee, Richard, Bringloe, Trevor T., Meene, Allison, Andersen, Robert A., Verbruggen, Heroen

“…The pelagophytes, a morphologically diverse class of marine heterokont algae, have been historically united only by DNA sequences. Recently we described a…”
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On the role of cell surface associated, mucin‐like glycoproteins in the pennate diatom Craspedostauros australis (Bacillariophyceae) by Poulsen, Nicole, Hennig, Helene, Geyer, Veikko F., Diez, Stefan, Wetherbee, Richard, Fitz‐Gibbon, Sorel, Pellegrini, Matteo, Kröger, Nils

“…Diatoms are single‐celled microalgae with silica‐based cell walls (frustules) that are abundantly present in aquatic habitats, and form the basis of the food…”
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New pelagophytes show a novel mode of algal colony development and reveal a perforated theca that may define the class by Wetherbee, Richard, Bringloe, Trevor T., Costa, Joana F., Meene, Allison, Andersen, Robert A., Verbruggen, Heroen, Cock, M.

“…Pelagophytes (Heterokonta) are a morphologically diverse class of marine algae historically united only by DNA sequences. We established clonal cultures of…”
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The golden paradox – a new heterokont lineage with chloroplasts surrounded by two membranes by Wetherbee, Richard, Jackson, Christopher J., Repetti, Sonja I., Clementson, Lesley A., Costa, Joana F., Meene, Allison, Crawford, Simon, Verbruggen, Heroen, Graham, L.

“…A marine, sand‐dwelling, golden‐brown alga is described from clonal cultures established from a high intertidal pool in southeastern Australia. This tiny,…”
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A PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE SYNUROPHYCEAE USING MOLECULAR DATA AND SCALE CASE MORPHOLOGY by Lavau, Stephanie, Saunders, Gary W., Wetherbee, Richard

“…ABSTRACT The phylogeny of the Synurophyceae was investigated by parsimony analysis of scale case characters and small‐sub unit (18S) ribosomal RNA (rRNA)…”
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The Diatom Glasshouse by Wetherbee, Richard

“…Diatoms are unicellular microalgae with intricate walls made from silica. In his Perspective, Wetherbee explains how these patterned walls are constructed. He…”
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Extracellular Matrix Assembly in Diatoms (Bacillariophyceae)1 by Wustman, Brandon A., Lind, Jan, Wetherbee, Richard, Gretz, Michael R.

“…Abstract Achnanthes longipes is a marine, biofouling diatom that adheres to surfaces via adhesive polymers extruded during motility or organized into…”
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Multigene Phylogeny, Morphological Observation and Re-examination of the Literature Lead to the Description of the Phaeosacciophyceae Classis Nova and Four New Species of the Heterokontophyta SI Clade by Graf, Louis, Yang, Eun Chan, Han, Kwi Young, Küpper, Frithjof C., Benes, Kylla M., Oyadomari, Jason K., Herbert, Roger J.H., Verbruggen, Heroen, Wetherbee, Richard, Andersen, Robert A., Yoon, Hwan Su

“…The relationships among the Aurearenophyceae, Phaeothamniophyceae, Phaeophyceae and Xanthophyceae lineages of the Heterokontophyta SI clade are not well known…”
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