CCAP Publications

Scientific papers and other publications authored by CCAP staff and affiliated colleagues.

2025

Antonaru, L.A., Rad Menéndez, C., Mbedi, S., Sparmann, S., Pope, M., Oliver, T., Wu, S.,  Green, D.H., Gugger, M. & Nürnberg, D.J. (2025) Evolution of far-red light photoacclimation in cyanobacteria. Current Biology 35: 1-15.
10.1016/j.cub.2025.04.038

Hofmann, L.C., Brakel, J., Bartsch, I., Montecinos Arismendi, G., Bermejo, R., Parente M. I., Creis, E., De Clerck, O., Jacquemin, B., Knoop, J., Lorenz, M., Pompermayer Machado, L., Martins, N., Orfanidis, S., Probert, I., Rad Menendez, C., Ross, M., Rautenberger, R., Schiller J., Serrao, E. A., Steinhagen, S., Sulpice, R., Valero, M. & Wichard, T. (2025) A European biobanking strategy for safeguarding macroalgal genetic material to ensure food security, biosecurity and conservation of biodiversity. European Journal of Phycology.
10.1080/09670262.2025.2480569

Thomson, A. I., Gray, A., Colesie, C., Thomas, N., Moulton, H., Convey, P., Smith, A. G., Fretwell, P., Peck, L. & Davey, M. P. (2025) Surface darkening by abundant and diverse algae on an Antarctic ice cap. Nature Communications 16:2647
10.1038/s41467-025-57725-6

2024

Allen, R., Rad-Menéndez, C., Green, D.H. et al. (2024) The genome sequence of the chlorophyte Marvania coccoides CCAP 251/1B (Naumann) Henley, Hironaka, Guillou, M. Buchheim, J. Buchheim, M. Fawley & K. Fawley 2004. [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Wellcome Open Res, 9:334
10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22468.1

Allen, R., Rad-Menéndez, C., Green, D.H. et al. (2024) The genome sequence of the chlorophyte Pseudopediastrum boryanum CCAP 291/2 (Turpin) E. Hegewald 2005. [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]. Wellcome Open Res, 9:338
10.12688/wellcomeopenres.22472.1

Brodie, J. & Ross, M. (2024) Algae at the interface. Applied Phycology, 5:162-163
10.1080/26388081.2024.2425484

Darienko, T., Rad-Menéndez, C. & Pröschold, T. (2024) The new genus Caulinema revealed new insights into the generic relationship of the order Ulotrichales (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta). Microorganisms 12: 1604.
10.3390/microorganisms12081604

Nelson, D.R., Mystikou, A., Jaiswal, A., Rad-Menéndez, C., Preston, M.J., De Boever, F., El Assal, D.C., Daakour, S., Lomas, M.W., Twizere, J.-C., Green, D.H., Ratcliff, W.C. & Salehi-Ashtiani, K. (2024) Macroalgal deep genomics illuminate multiple paths to aquatic, photosynthetic multicellularity. Molecular Plant 17: 1-25
10.1016/j.molp.2024.03.011

Pap, S., Ross, M., Kumari, P., Boyko, R. & Taggart, M. A. Chapter 5 The use of marine biomass in biofertiliser and biostimulant production: Current status and future perspectives. In: R. T. Kapoor, M. Sillanpää, M. Rafatullah (Eds.) Blue Bioeconomy: Value-added Products from Marine Algae and Microorganisms, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2024, pp. 84-105.
10.1039/9781837675654-00084

Tan, J., Tan, P.-L., Poong, S.-W., Brakel, J., Rad Menendez, C., Sunarwidhi Prasedya, E., Sherwood, A. R., Msuya, F. E., Gachon, C., Brodie, J., Kassim, A. & Lim, P. E. (2024) Assessment of nine markers for phylogeny, species and haplotype identification of Kappaphycus species and Eucheuma denticulatum (Solieriaceae, Rhodophyta). European Journal of Phycology, 1-18.
10.1080/09670262.2024.2396324

Veenhof, R. J., Burrows, M. T., Hughes, A. D., Michalek, K., Ross, M., Thomson, A. I., Fedenko, J. & Stanley, M. S. (2024) Sustainable seaweed aquaculture and climate change in the North Atlantic: Challenges and opportunities. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11.
10.3389/fmars.2024.1483330

2023

Rad-Menéndez, C., Green, D.H., Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa collective et al. (2023) The genome sequence of the chlorophyte Dunaliella primolecta CCAP 11/34 (Butcher, 1959) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]. Wellcome Open Res, 8:523
10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20190.1

Green, D.H., Rad-Menéndez, C., Campbell, C. et al. (2023) The genome sequence of Pycnococcus provasolii (CCAP190/2) (Guillard, 1991) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Res, 8:520
10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20345.1

Green, D.H., Rad-Menéndez, C., Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa collective et al. (2023) The genome sequence of the Heterolobosean amoeboflagellate, Tetramitus jugosus CCAP 1588/3C [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]. Wellcome Open Res, 8:513
10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20189.1

Schmidt, K., Graeve, M., Hoppe, C.J.M., Torres-Valdes, S., Welteke, N., Whitmore, L.M., Anhaus, P., Atkinson, A., Belt, S.T., Brenneis, T., Campbell, R.G., Castellani, G., Copeman, L.A., Flores, H., Fong, A.A., Hildebrandt, N., Kohlbach, D., Nielsen, J.M., Parrish, C.C., Rad Menéndez, C., Rokitta, S.D., Tippenhauer, S. & Zhuang, Y. (2023) Essential omega-3 fatty acids are depleted in sea ice and pelagic algae of the Central Arctic Ocean. Global Change Biology: e17090.
10.1111/gcb.17090

Papadopoulos, K.P., de Souza, M.F., Archer, L., Illanes, A.C.Z., Harrison, E.L., Taylor, F., Davey, M.P., Gallardo, D.A., Komakech, A.J., Radmehr, S., Holzer, A., Meers, E., Smith, A.G. & Mehrshahi, P. (2023) Vitamin B12 bioaccumulation in Chlorella vulgaris grown on food waste-derived anaerobic digestate. Algal Research: 103290.
10.1016/j.algal.2023.103290

Slocombe, S.P., Zuniga-Burgos, T., Chu, L., Mehrshahi, P., Davey, M.P., Smith, A.G., Camargo-Valero, M.A. & Baker, A. (2023) Overexpression of PSR1 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii induces luxury phosphorus uptake. Frontiers in Plant Science 14.
10.3389/fpls.2023.1208168

Wood, E.E., Ross, M.E., Jubeau, S., Montalescot, V., MacKechnie, K., Marchington, R.E., Davey, M.P., McNeill, S., Hamilton, C. & Stanley, M.S. (2023) From green to orange: The change in biochemical composition of phototrophic-mixotrophic Chromochloris zofingiensis in pilot-scale photobioreactors. Algal Research 75: 103238.
10.1016/j.algal.2023.103238

Read, S.K., Semião, A.J.C., Graham, M.C. & Ross, M. (2023) Live algal sorbents for the removal of potentially toxic elements: a review. Applied Phycology 4(1): 15-33.
10.1080/26388081.2022.2158132

Colesie, C., Walshaw, C.V., Garcia Sancho, L., Davey, M.P. & Gray, A. (2023) Antarctica’s vegetation in a changing climate. WIREs Climate Change 14(1), e810.
10.1002/wcc.810

Parati, M., Philip, C., Mendrek, B., Townrow, D., Khalil, I., Tchuenbou-Magaia, F., Stanley, M., Kowalczuk, M., Adamus, G. & Radecka, I. (2023) A circular bioprocess application of algal-based substrate for Bacillus subtilis natto production of y-PGA. Frontiers in Chemistry 11.
10.3389/fchem.2023.1158147

2022

Wood, E.E., Ross, M.E., Jubeau, S., Motalescot, V. & Stanley, M.S. (2022) Progress towards a targeted biorefinery of Chromochloris zofingiensis: a review. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery.
10.1007/s13399-022-02955-7

Bombelli, P., Savanth, A., Scarampi, A., Rowden, S.J.L., Green, D.H., Erbe, A., Årstøl, E., Jevremovic, I., Hohmann-Marriott, M.F., Trasatti, S.P., Ozer, E. & Howe, C.J. (2022) Powering a microprocessor by photosynthesis. Energy & Environmental Science 15(6), 2529-2536.
10.1039/d2ee00233g

Llavero-Pasquina, M., Geisler, K., Holzer, A., Mehrshahi, P., Mendoza-Ochoa, G.I., Newsad, S.A., Davey, M.P. & Smith, A.G. (2022) Thiamine metabolism genes in diatoms are not regulated by thiamine despite the presence of predicted riboswitches. New Phytologist.
10.1111/nph.18296

Rizzo, A., Ross, M.E., Norici, A. & Jesus, B. (2022) A two-step process for improved biomass production and non-destructive astaxanthin and carotenoids accumulation in Haematococcus pluvialis. Applied Sciences 12(3), 1261.
10.3390/app12031261

Michalek, K., Kane, F., Stanley, M.S., Sánchez, I., Tarkan, S., Bizel, K.C., Malindretos, G. & Van Duren, L.A. (2022) EU Potential for IMTA Development. Policy Brief. Findings and recommendations from the IMPAQT Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation project.
impaqtproject.eu/

Nin-Pratt, A., Beveridge, M.C.M., Sulser, T.B., Marwaha, N., Stanley, M.S., Grisenthwaite, R. & Phillips, M.J. (2022) Cattle, seaweed, and global greenhouse gas emissions. IFPRI Discussion Paper 02111.
10.2499/p15738coll2.135065

Biancacci, C., Abell, R., McDougall, G.J., Day, J.G. & Stanley, M.S. (2022) Annual compositional variation in wild Osmundea pinnatifida (Hudson) Stackhouse from the west coast of Scotland. Journal of Applied Phycology 34, 1661-1675.
link.springer.com/journal/10811

2021

Sound, J.K., Peters, A., Bellamy-Carter, J., Rad-Menendez, C., MacKechnie, K., Green, D.H. & Leney, A.C.. (2021) Rapid cyanobacteria species identification with high sensitivity using native mass spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry 93, 14293-14299.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.1c03412

Darienko, T., Rad-Menéndez, C., Campbell, C.N. & Pröschold, T. (2021) Molecular phylogeny of unicellular marine coccoid green algae revealed new insights systematics of the Ulvophyceae (Chlorophyta). Microorganisms 9(8), 1586.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081586

Pröschold, T., Rieser, D., Darienko, T., Kammerlander, B., Pitsch, G., Bruni, E.P., Qu, Z., Forster, D., Rad-Menéndez, C., Posch, T., Stoeck, T. & Sonntag, B. (2021) An integrative approach sheds new light onto the systematics and ecology of the widespread ciliate genus Coleps (Ciliophora, Prostomatea). Scientific Reports 11, 5916.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84265-y

Hughes, A.H., Magot, F., Tawfike, A., Rad-Menéndez, C., Thomas, N., Young, L.C., Stucchi, L., Carettoni, D., Stanley, M.S., Edrada-Ebel, R. & Duncan, K.R. (2021) Exploring the Chemical Space of Macro- and Micro-Algae Using Comparative Metabolomics. Microorganisms 9(2), 311.
https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9020311