2nd Chromera meeting

We would like to invite you to participate in the 2nd Chromera Meeting taking place in České Budějovice, Czech Republic, June 22 -25 2014. The meeting is organized by and for people who are interested in Chromera velia and Chromerida in general. Chromerida is a novel phylum that includes the photosynthetic alveolates Chromera velia and Vitrella brassicaformis, both recently found in corals in Australia. Analysis of ultrastructural characteristics, photosynthetic pigment profiles and phylogenetics revealed that Chromerida are the closest known photosynthetic relatives of apicomplexan parasites that cause diseases such as malaria or coccidiosis.

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