Johana Rotterova
@micrott.bsky.social
@JohanaProtists | Assistant Professor at Department of Marine Sciences University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez | MIC.Rott Lab | Protists | Symbioses in Marine Anaerobes | Microbial Interactions in Ciliates | www.microttlab.org | newPI
I'm personally keen to not introduce new names when the original work/are valid. Marek's paper (and Disparia) was out as a preprint since May and the question could go both ways. Solarion + Meteora as Caelestes work well imo. But, I'm fan of Promethea and I think both papers are awesome! One love 😁
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I'm personally keen to not introduce new names when the original work/are valid. Marek's paper (and Disparia) was out as a preprint since May and the question could go both ways. Solarion + Meteora as Caelestes work well imo. But, I'm fan of Promethea and I think both papers are awesome! One love 😁
When I've first seen the transformation under a microscope, the integration and disappearance of the flagellum, back then we had no idea what group of protists it could be, if it's even a eukaryote, it blew my mind. One can be seen in the Supplemental video 3. It keeps blowing my mind.
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
When I've first seen the transformation under a microscope, the integration and disappearance of the flagellum, back then we had no idea what group of protists it could be, if it's even a eukaryote, it blew my mind. One can be seen in the Supplemental video 3. It keeps blowing my mind.
Thank you! Well, but.. it IS a tiny ball, forming extrusome tentacles, when it is NOT a flagellate!
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Thank you! Well, but.. it IS a tiny ball, forming extrusome tentacles, when it is NOT a flagellate!
Right?! Thank you, i still don't feel like i even deserve to be a pi..but i do have amazing students and im grateful for them! one of them hopefully going to cesky krumlov for genomics this january!
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Right?! Thank you, i still don't feel like i even deserve to be a pi..but i do have amazing students and im grateful for them! one of them hopefully going to cesky krumlov for genomics this january!
Wow, congrats!! I will definitely use it in my lectures, last time i told the students that the sponge door hasn't closed yet and to stay tuned! 😂
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Wow, congrats!! I will definitely use it in my lectures, last time i told the students that the sponge door hasn't closed yet and to stay tuned! 😂