We tested whether mixotrophic ciliates are more resistant to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) than heterotrophic ones because symbiotic algae can provide self-shading by cellular matter absorption and finally by direct UV screening from mycosporine-like proteins (MAAs). and so are then accompanied by a highly different community of several co-existing species (Mller et al. 1991; Sonntag… Continue reading We tested whether mixotrophic ciliates are more resistant to solar ultraviolet