Louise A. Lewis - Revision history

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Louise Lewis: /* Research Interests */

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Research Interests

Louise Lewis at 02:43, 6 April 2012

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Louise Lewis at 14:48, 4 February 2012

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 *[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/bcp/ Biotic Crust Project] - A web site and relational database designed initially to disseminate results of an NSF-funded (Biotic Systems and Inventories) project to document the diversity of green algae, cyanobacteria, lichens and bryophytes of the desert crust communities of the western United States.  Now, additional projects are being served at this site.<br/>
-* Lewis, L.A. and F.R. Trainor (in press) Survival of <i>Protosiphon botryoides</i> (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) from a Connecticut soil dried for 43 years. Phycologia.<br/>
+* Flechtner, V.R., N. Pietrasiak and L.A. Lewis (2013) Newly revealed diversity of eukaryotic algae from wilderness areas of Joshua Tree National Park (JTNP). Monographs of the Western North American Naturalist 6: 43-63.
 * Kaplan, F., L.A. Lewis, J. Wastian, and A. Holzinger (2012) Plasmolysis effects and osmotic potential of two <i>Klebsormidium</i> strains from alpine habitats. Protoplasma 249: 789-804. DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0324-z <br/>
 *Hall, J.D., K. Fučíková, C. Lo, L.A. Lewis and K.G. Karol (2010) An assessment of proposed DNA barcodes in freshwater green algae. Cryptogamie, Algologie 31: 529-555.<br/>

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 [[Image:zoochlorella.jpg|thumb|right|''Unicellular symbiontic green algae isolated from Pacific sea anemones (ongoing project with Molly Letsch).'']]
 Unicellular green algae form symbioses with marine invertebrates, ciliates, fungi, flowering plants, and even salamanders.  I collaborate with former Ph.D. student [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Molly_Letsch Molly Letsch] on the symbionts of anemone species, and with Tobias Landberg on the green algae of salamander eggs.<br/><br/>
 *Letsch, M.R. and L.A. Lewis (2012) Four gene arrangements within the chloroplast genome of a closely related group of green algae (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64: 524–532.<br/>
 *Letsch, M.R., G. Muller-Parker, T. Friedl, and L.A. Lewis (2009) ''Elliptochloris marina'' n.sp. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), green symbiont of ''Anthopleura xanthogrammica'' and ''A. elegantissima'' (Anthozoa, Cnidaria). Journal of Phycology 45: 1127-1135.<br/>

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 [[Image:anemone.jpg|thumb|right|''Sea anemone containing symbiotic green algae (we are currently studying the symbiont genomes).'']]
 [[Image:zoochlorella.jpg|thumb|right|''Unicellular symbiontic green algae isolated from Pacific sea anemones (ongoing project with Molly Letsch).'']]
-Unicellular green algae form symbioses with marine invertebrates, ciliates, fungi, and even flowering plants.  In collaboration with Gisele Muller-Parker (Western Washington State University) I have worked on the small green alga that occur with the sea anemones ''Anthopleura'' ''elegantissima''.  Ph.D. student [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Molly_Letsch Molly Letsch] is following up on this project in two anemone species, and across their geographic ranges.<br/><br/>
+Unicellular green algae form symbioses with marine invertebrates, ciliates, fungi, flowering plants, and even salamanders.  I collaborate with former Ph.D. student [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Molly_Letsch Molly Letsch] on the symbionts of anemone species, and with Tobias Landberg on the green algae of salamander eggs.<br/><br/>
 *Letsch, M.R., G. Muller-Parker, T. Friedl, and L.A. Lewis (2009) ''Elliptochloris marina'' n.sp. (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta), green symbiont of ''Anthopleura xanthogrammica'' and ''A. elegantissima'' (Anthozoa, Cnidaria). Journal of Phycology 45: 1127-1135.<br/>
 *Lewis, L. A. and G. Muller-Parker (2004) Phylogenetic placement of "Zoochlorellae" (Chlorophyta), algal symbiont of the temperate anemone ''Anthopleura'' ''elegantissima''. Biological Bulletin 207: 87-92.<br/><br/>

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 <span style="font-size: large">Symbiotic green algae<br/></span>
 [[Image:zoochlorella.jpg|thumb|right|''Unicellular symbiontic green algae isolated from Pacific sea anemones (ongoing project with Molly Letsch).'']]
 Unicellular green algae form symbioses with marine invertebrates, ciliates, fungi, and even flowering plants.  In collaboration with Gisele Muller-Parker (Western Washington State University) I have worked on the small green alga that occur with the sea anemones ''Anthopleura'' ''elegantissima''.  Ph.D. student [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Molly_Letsch Molly Letsch] is following up on this project in two anemone species, and across their geographic ranges.<br/><br/>

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 [[Image:Protosiphon.jpg|thumb|right|''A green alga recovered from soils that were dry for 43 years (ongoing project with Dr. F.R. Trainor).'']]
 *[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/bcp/ Biotic Crust Project] - A web site and relational database designed initially to disseminate results of an NSF-funded (Biotic Systems and Inventories) project to document the diversity of green algae, cyanobacteria, lichens and bryophytes of the desert crust communities of the western United States.  Now, additional projects are being served at this site.<br/>
 * Lewis, L.A. and F.R. Trainor (in press) Survival of Protosiphon botryoides (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) from a Connecticut soil dried for 43 years. Phycologia.<br/>
 * Kaplan, F., L.A. Lewis, J. Wastian, and A. Holzinger (2012) Plasmolysis effects and osmotic potential of two <i>Klebsormidium</i> strains from alpine habitats. Protoplasma 249: 789-804. DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0324-z <br/>
 *Hall, J.D., K. Fučíková, C. Lo, L.A. Lewis and K.G. Karol (2010) An assessment of proposed DNA barcodes in freshwater green algae. Cryptogamie, Algologie 31: 529-555.<br/>

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 *[http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/bcp/ Biotic Crust Project] - A web site and relational database designed initially to disseminate results of an NSF-funded (Biotic Systems and Inventories) project to document the diversity of green algae, cyanobacteria, lichens and bryophytes of the desert crust communities of the western United States.  Now, additional projects are being served at this site.<br/>
 * Lewis, L.A. and F.R. Trainor (in press) Survival of Protosiphon botryoides (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) from a Connecticut soil dried for 43 years. Phycologia.<br/>
-* Kaplan, F., L.A. Lewis, J. Wastian, and A. Holzinger (2012) Plasmolysis effects and osmotic potential of two <i>Klebsormidium</i> strains from alpine habitats. Protoplasma. DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0324-z <br/>
+* Kaplan, F., L.A. Lewis, J. Wastian, and A. Holzinger (2012) Plasmolysis effects and osmotic potential of two <i>Klebsormidium</i> strains from alpine habitats. Protoplasma 249: 789-804. DOI: 10.1007/s00709-011-0324-z <br/>
 *Hall, J.D., K. Fučíková, C. Lo, L.A. Lewis and K.G. Karol (2010) An assessment of proposed DNA barcodes in freshwater green algae. Cryptogamie, Algologie 31: 529-555.<br/>
 *Cardon, Z.G., D.W. Gray and L.A. Lewis (2008) The green algal underground – evolutionary secrets of desert cells. BioScience 58: 114-122.<br/>
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 ==Current/Upcoming Courses==
 Fall 2012
-*I will teach [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Algae Biology of the Algae] (co-listed as EEB 3250 and EEB 5250). <br>
+*I teach [http://hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu/eebedia/index.php/Biology_of_the_Algae Biology of the Algae] (co-listed as EEB 3250 and EEB 5250). <br>
 [[Category:EEB Faculty|LewisL]] [[Category:EEB People|LewisL]]

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 I also am interested in morphological evolution within chlorophyceaen green algae, and use molecular and morphological data to resolve the relationship among species and major groups of green algae and early-diverging land plants.<br/><br/>
-*Fučíková, K. and L.A. Lewis (2012) Intersection of <i>Chlorella</i>, <i>Muriella</i>, and <i>Bracteacoccus</i>: Resurrecting the genus <i>Chromochloris</i> Kol & Chodat (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta).  Fottea 12: 83-93.
+*Rodríguez-Salinas, E., H. Riveros-Rosas, Z. Li, K. Fučíková, J.J. Brand, L.A. Lewis, D. González-Halphen (2012) Lineage-specific fragmentation and nuclear relocation of the mitochondrial cox2 gene in chlorophycean green algae (Chlorophyta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 64: 166-176.
 *McManus, H.A., P. Haugen, K. Fučíková and L.A. Lewis (2012) Invasion of protein coding genes by green algal ribosomal group I introns. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62: 109-116.  DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2011.09.027
 *Lewis, L.A., J.D. Hall, and F.W. Zechman (2011) Green Algae. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: Chichester. DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0000333.pub2

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 <span style="font-size: large">Evolution of green algae and early diverging lineages of green plants<br/></span>
-I also am interested in  morphological evolution within chlorophyceaen green algae, and have used molecular and morphological data to resolve the relationship among major groups of green algae and early-diverging land plants.<br/><br/>
+I also am interested in morphological evolution within chlorophyceaen green algae, and use molecular and morphological data to resolve the relationship among species and major groups of green algae and early-diverging land plants.<br/><br/>
 *Fučíková, K. and L.A. Lewis (2012) Intersection of <i>Chlorella</i>, <i>Muriella</i>, and <i>Bracteacoccus</i>: Resurrecting the genus <i>Chromochloris</i> Kol & Chodat (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta).  Fottea 12: 83-93.