Elizabeth C. Cooney's dataset supports research on the evolutionary transition from alga to parasite in chrompodellids, the sister lineage to apicomplexans. The data likely contains phylogenomic analysis of 232 conserved genes from single-cell transcriptomics of four individual cells of the newly described ectoparasite Holdonia amygdala. The dataset was last updated on April 25, 2026.
Use Cases
- Phylogenetic placement of a novel parasite based on 232 conserved gene sequences.
- Comparative analysis of plastid genome evolution in independently non-photosynthetic lineages.
- Study of convergent gene content in parasite plastids mentioned in the description.
- Modeling the evolutionary transition from free-living alga to obligate parasite.
Strengths
- Data is derived from single-cell transcriptomics of four individual parasite cells.
- Phylogenomic analysis is based on a set of 232 conserved genes.
- Dataset is associated with the description of a new genus and species, Holdonia amygdala.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Borealis Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Single-cell transcriptomics
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-25 04:17:09; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- null