# Protist diversity and phylogeny

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/protist-diversity-and-phylogeny-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 975,343 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the global diversity and evolutionary origins of microbial eukaryotes, with a focus on plastid evolution, protist taxonomy, and genomic diversity. It delves into the phylogenetic analysis of marine eukaryotes, endosymbiotic associations, and environmental DNA sequencing to uncover the complexity of eukaryotic microbial communities in various environments. |
| Domain | Life Sciences |
| Field | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11879 |
| Works | 166,765 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Rob Knight](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rob-knight/)
- [Richard Durbin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-durbin/)
- [Peer Bork](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peer-bork/)
- [Steven L. Salzberg](https://scholariq.org/researchers/steven-l-salzberg/)
- [Elaine R. Mardis](https://scholariq.org/researchers/elaine-r-mardis/)
- [Jun Wang](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jun-wang-11/)
- [Robert A. Weinberg](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-a-weinberg/)
- [Sudhir Kumar](https://scholariq.org/researchers/sudhir-kumar/)
- [Richard A. Gibbs](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-a-gibbs/)
- [Koichiro Tamura](https://scholariq.org/researchers/koichiro-tamura/)
- [Jeffrey I. Gordon](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jeffrey-i-gordon/)
- [Richard K. Wilson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-k-wilson/)

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