Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Del Cortona A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7007542 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Del Cortona Andrea A Jackson Christopher J CJ Bucchini François F Van Bel Michiel M D'hondt Sofie S Škaloud Pavel P Delwiche Charles F CF Knoll Andrew H AH Raven John A JA Verbruggen Heroen H Vandepoele Klaas K De Clerck Olivier O Leliaert Frederik F
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20200107 5
The Neoproterozoic Era records the transition from a largely bacterial to a predominantly eukaryotic phototrophic world, creating the foundation for the complex benthic ecosystems that have sustained Metazoa from the Ediacaran Period onward. This study focuses on the evolutionary origins of green seaweeds, which play an important ecological role in the benthos of modern sunlit oceans and likely played a crucial part in the evolution of early animals by structuring benthic habitats and providing ...[more]