Phototaxis of Chlamydomonas arises from a tuned adaptive photoresponse shared with multicellular Volvocine green algae
Leptos K, Chioccioli M, Furlan S, Pesci A, Goldstein R. Phototaxis of Chlamydomonas arises from a tuned adaptive photoresponse shared with multicellular Volvocine green algae. Physical Review E 2023, 107: 014404. PMID: 36797913, PMCID: PMC7616094, DOI: 10.1103/physreve.107.014404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVolvocine algaeGreen algaeVolvocine green algaeMulticellular speciesMulticellular organismsEvolutionary transitionsChlamydomonasVolvoxAlgaeIndividual flagellaExtracellular matrixIndividual cellsIntercellular connectionsAdaptive responsePrimary axisGoniumSwimming cellsLight levelsPhototaxisOrganismsSpeciesFlagellar responsesCell numberCellsBeat plane