Bacterivores play a key role in transferring energy through microbial food webs and are broadly classified as heterotrophic or mixotrophic based on the presence of inherent chloroplasts. Mixotrophs, especially in low-latitude regions, have recently gained attention due to their dual roles as primary producers and bacterial grazers, which enable them to thrive in nutrient-poor, stratified waters where traditional autotrophs or...

Globally, the continental shelf occupies less than 10% of the total sea surface, but supports substantial primary production and fisheries. Photosynthetic picoeukaryotes (PPE) are important primary producers in marine ecosystems, and chlorophytes make a significant contribution to PPE abundance. Although the distribution of chlorophytes has been widely studied, little is known about how their community composition varies along...

Fluoroscopy-induced chronic radiation dermatitis (FICRD) is a complication of fluoroscopy-guided intervention. Unlike acute radiation dermatitis, FICRD is different as delayed onset and usually appears without preexisting acute dermatitis. Unfortunately, the chronic and progressive pathology of FICRD makes it difficult to treat, and some patients need to receive wide excision and reconstruction surgery. Due to lack of standard...

Lancelets (or amphioxus) are often found within the soft bottom of shallow tropical and temperate seas. The present study is the first to provide a fine‐scale biogeography of five species of lancelets ( A symmetron lucayanum , B ranchiostoma belcheri , B ranchiostoma japonicum , E pigonichthys cultellus , and E pigonichthys maldivensis ) in the NW Pacific and examine the effects of multiple environmental parameters. From multi...