Single celled ciliates are typically found in aquatic environments, but some ciliates (more like silly-ates) have evolved to inhabit the land! But how did these habitat preferences evolve? Using a dated phylogeny, this paper answers just that question...🧪🌎👇
doi.org/10.1093/biol...
Abstract. Ciliates inhabit a wide range of habitats, including terrestrial environments. However, macroevolutionary studies on the evolution of habitat pre
