Dr Richard Wetherbee
Honorary (Fellow)
School of BioSciences
170 Scholarly works
3 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Stepwise evolutionary transitions in Cladophorales plastid genomes reveal origins of hairpin chromosomes
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.02.0382025
Journal article
The Great Barrier Reef, a center for Pelagophyceae (Heterokontophyta) diversity, including a new genus and seven new species
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.700302024
Journal article
Molecular Data and Culture Observations Show that the Microfilamentous Marine Alga Uronema marinum Womersley is a Member of the Genus Okellya Leliaert & Rueness (Cladophorales, Chlorophyta)
DOI: 10.5252/cryptogamiealgologie2024v45a32023
Journal article
Structure and formation of the perforated theca defining the Pelagophyceae (Heterokonta), and three new genera that substantiate the diverse nature of the class
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.132942023
Journal article
On the role of cell surface associated, mucin-like glycoproteins in the pennate diatom Craspedostauros australis (Bacillariophyceae)
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.132872021
Journal article
New pelagophytes show a novel mode of algal colony development and reveal a perforated theca that may define the class
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.130742020
Journal article
Multigene Phylogeny, Morphological Observation and Re-examination of the Literature Lead to the Description of the Phaeosacciophyceae Classis Nova and Four New Species of the Heterokontophyta SI Clade
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2020.125781
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2020
Journal article
Metatranscriptomic Identification of Diverse and Divergent RNA Viruses in Green and Chlorarachniophyte Algae Cultures
DOI: 10.3390/v121011802019
Journal article
A new marine prasinophyte genus alternates between a flagellate and a dominant benthic stage with microrhizoids for adhesion
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.129092019
Journal article
The golden paradox – a new heterokont lineage with chloroplasts surrounded by two membranes
DOI: 10.1111/jpy.12822
RECENT PROJECTS
Research Grant
Characterization of Bioadhesives From Marine Diatom Slimes & Their Interactions With Different Substrata; Developing Environmentally Friendly.....
Research Contracts
Biomedical Engineering Sensing and Imaging Facility
Research Grant
Characterization of Bioadhesives From Marine Diatom Slimes & Their Interactions With Different Substrata; Developing Environmentally Friendly.....