Fig. 6: Schematic model of the adaptation to extremophilic lifestyles in Cyanidiophyceae.
From: Genome-wide signatures of adaptation to extreme environments in red algae
Cyanidiophycean algae successfully adapted to extreme environments via the three following processes: 1) horizontal gene transfer (HGT), 2) subtelomeric gene duplication (STGD), and 3) loss or reduction of eukaryotic canonical traits. BioRender was used to create the graphical summary.
