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... that the landlady's wig can be confused with the similar red alga Cordylecladia erecta, both of which grow on sand-covered rocks? (2012-10-01)
... that white rust (pictured), a plant pathogen affecting the cabbage family, predisposes its host to develop downy mildew? (2018-10-22)
... that when the population size of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium monilatum increases, it can cause a red tide that kills fish? (2012-10-14)
... that all apicomplexans are parasitic, creating a need for multiple radically different cellular morphologies? (2009-12-16)
... that the protozoan parasite Apicystis bombi probably arrived in South America with bumblebees? (2015-02-27)
... that the genomes of Babesia bovis and Theileria parva, two protozoans that cause diseases in cattle, are remarkably similar? (2010-05-03)
... that Barbeyella minutissima are found in areas of up to 3,500 metres above sea level? (2012-07-05)
... that the microscopic organism Cafileria is the only living being that connects its nucleus to its mitochondria? (2023-05-20)
... that Cryptosporidium hominis, an obligate parasite usually spread through fecal-contaminated drinking water, is responsible for a seasonal increase in cases of cryptosporidiosis in the Netherlands in autumn? (2008-04-24)
... that Desmarestia tropica, or tropical acidweed, is possibly extinct because of the 1982–83 El Niño event? (2018-01-12)
... that the name of Diaphoretickes, a group containing a huge diversity of organisms including plants and kelps, is derived from a Greek word meaning diverse? (2025-08-26)
... that eyelash seaweed may have been made extinct by a single 2016 earthquake? (2024-02-04)
... that during 2005's stressful conditions in the Caribbean Sea, Symbiodinium trenchi may have prevented some corals from bleaching? (2015-02-26)
... that Eoseira wilsonii "slime" likely helped in fossil preservation? (2022-05-03)
... that species Fuligo septica, called the "dog-vomit slime mold", can tolerate unusually high levels of the metal zinc? (2008-12-13)
... that infestation by Halofolliculina corallasia leads to Skeletal Eroding Band, the first coral disease known to be caused by a protozoon or by any eukaryote? (2009-08-25)
... that many hyalospheniid amoebae (example pictured) construct shells by stealing mineralized particles from the shells of their prey? (2023-11-27)
... that the apicomplexan parasite Isospora hammondi has egg- and sausage-shaped structures? (2010-04-19)
... that organisms exhibiting kleptoplasty retain active chloroplasts from the algae on which they feed, providing the new host with the products of photosynthesis? (2008-11-29)
... that in the kelp forests off the coast of Chile, sea urchins graze on the kelp, and starfish prey on the sea urchins? (2018-07-21)
... that Lindbladia tubulina is the only species of its genus? (2012-07-02)
... that on low magnification the strands of Listerella paradoxa look like a string of pearls? (2012-07-06)
... that the foraminiferan Marginopora vertebralis releases its embryos by means of a surprisingly complex behaviour for a single-celled organism? (2021-08-25)
... that early mycologists classified species from the class Myxogastria (random species pictured) as "fungus animals"? (2012-09-09)
... that nucleariid amoebae are among the closest relatives of fungi? (2025-07-03)
... that ochrophyte algae have twice as many membranes around their chloroplasts as plants? (2024-04-15)
... that shortly after the full moon and precisely 55 minutes after sunset, the female Bermuda fireworm rises to the sea surface and produces a bioluminescent display? (2016-01-14)
... that the male Forbes sea star (underside pictured) is sometimes castrated by Orchitophrya stellarum, a parasite which feeds on its gonads? (2012-05-24)
... that a marine species of dinoflagellate was implicated when 200 Italian beachgoers became ill in 2005? (2017-09-05)
... that Oxyrrhis marina is a model organism in the study of protist biology? (2013-06-18)
... that an extract of peacock's tail is effective against the red cotton stainer? (2019-02-16)
... that the extinct sandfly species Lutzomyia adiketis is host to the Paleoleishmania species P. neotropicum? (2010-12-09)
... that since wasting disease has become established in dwarf eelgrass and common eelgrass beds, populations of overwintering Brent geese have declined in Europe? (2013-07-03)
... that some members of the dinoflagellate family Polykrikaceae prey on other dinoflagellates in algal blooms? (2015-08-17)
... that individual cellular slime mould cells are of two distinct mating types? (2012-03-18)
... that some fish diseases are caused by carnivorous algae feeding on living prey? (2008-01-13)
... that the slime mould Prototrichia metallica is a "nivicol", meaning that it grows on the snow line at the time of snowmelt? (2012-07-06)
... that the Top 10 New Species of the past year include a 40 foot (12 m) tall tree (pictured), a crustacean that looks like a skeleton, a protist that acts like a sponge, and a fungus named after the King of the Netherlands? (2014-06-28)
... that the slime mold Stemonitis axifera is a favored food source of mantleslugs? (2013-09-10)
... that a newly discovered plankton species, Syracosphaera azureaplaneta, has been named in honour of the BBC TV documentary series The Blue Planet, and its presenter, Sir David Attenborough? (2018-05-07)
... that the algal species Trachelomonas cervicula (pictured) has been observed in environments highly polluted with cadmium, lead, and zinc? (2022-05-06)
... that Trichia decipiens live on deadwood of conifers and leaf trees all year around? (2012-07-04)
... that the oldest association between Trypanosoma, which causes Chagas disease, and its vector, the assassin bug Triatoma, is found in Triatoma dominicana and Trypanosoma antiquus? (2010-02-21)
... that ablastin, a rat antibody, prevents the parasite Trypanosoma lewisi from reproducing, yet keeps it in adult form? (2011-12-10)
... that vampire amoebae are naked? (2023-05-05)
... that the bat fly Enischnomyia (pictured) was first described from a specimen fossilized with Vetufebrus malaria in its gut? (2019-09-04)
... that single-celled organisms called Warnowiaceae have an "eye" so complex it was once assumed to belong to a multicellular organism? (2015-08-12)
... that the fungus Willkommlangea reticulata is the only species of its genus? (2012-06-24)
... that growth in the brown seaweed Zanardinia typus occurs at the base of the hairs that grow around the edge of the frond? (2020-02-03)
... that the ciliate Zoothamnium niveum is so densely covered by symbiotic microbes that it appears white to the naked eye? (2017-09-03)
... that a bleached coral that has expelled its zooxanthellae may be recolonised by others of a different species? (2015-05-09)