Scientists have discovered a remarkable new form of symbiosis — a bacterium that lives inside a single-celled organism (a ...

Focus: The systematics and diversity of free-living ciliates, particularly marine and brackish forms in costal waters We are focusing our research on the systematics and diversity of free-living ...

There are growing concerns about the worldwide expansion of coral reef destruction. Research team: “This is an extremely ...

The world's oceans are facing a silent but devastating threat. An international team of researchers has identified a pathogen ...

This finding raises fears that the pathogen—a waterborne ciliate—could spread further, to the Pacific Ocean. The researchers warn that this is a highly aggressive global pandemic, and are now ...

Infected sea urchin on Reunion Island. Photo credit: Jean-Pascal Quod.