Microbial eukaryotes. marine sediment metagenome

Little is known about the taxonomic and phylogenetic diversities, and the relative importance of historic processes and environmental gradients underlying the current diversity and community assembly, of single-celled eukaryotes in marine benthic habitats. By pyrosequencing ribosomal RNA genes and characterizing multiple environmental factors, we investigated temporal and spatial patterns of α- and β-diversities of microeukaryotes in near-surface sediments of three basins of the Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem.