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  1. Sedimentation‐driven environmental filtering shapes community assembly of cryptic coralline algae

    Article • Ecosphere, June 2026, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  2. Fascinating single‐cell red algae: models for evolution and adaptation

    Article • New Phytologist, February 2026, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  3. Effects of the Allelopathic Macroalga Galaxaura divaricata on the Foraging Behaviors of Reef Fishes Across Herbivorous and Nonherbivorous Feeding Guilds

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, February 2026, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  4. Diversity and Abundance of Non-Geniculate Coralline Algae (NGCA) in Different Reef Conditions and Depth Zones

    Article • Chiang Mai Journal of Science, May 2024, Chiang Mai University

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  5. Testing sea urchin and green sea turtle consumption of the allelopathic macroalga Galaxaura divaricata

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, April 2024, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  6. Diversity in Cyanidiophyceae: Cyanidiofrigus pintoensis gen. et sp. nov . within polyextremophilic red algae (Rhodophyta)

    Article • Phycologia, March 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  7. Water depth outweighs reef condition in shaping non-geniculate coralline algae-associated microbial communities in coral reefs: A case study from Thailand

    Article • Heliyon, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  8. Revised classification of the Cyanidiophyceae based on plastid genome data with descriptions of the Cavernulicolales ord. nov. and Galdieriales ord. nov. (Rhodophyta)

    Article • Journal of Phycology, March 2023, Wiley

    Ph.D. Danilo E. Bustamante, Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  9. Removal and concurrent reduction of Cr(VI) by thermoacidophilic Cyanidiales: a novel extreme biomaterial enlightened for acidic and neutral conditions

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  10. Species diversity and distribution of the calcareous green macroalgae Halimeda in Taiwan, Spratly Island, and Dongsha Atoll, with the proposal of Halimeda taiwanensis sp. nov.

    Article • Phycological Research, February 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  11. Dances with wolves: The demographic consequence of asymmetric competition and intraguild predation in a native‐invasive skink system

    Article • Functional Ecology, January 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  12. Novel field observations of coral reef fishes feeding on epiphytic and epizoic organisms associated with the allelopathic seaweed Galaxaura divaricata

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, November 2022, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  13. DNA-assisted inventory and community structure of benthic marine algae in Taiping Island (or Itu Aba Island), South China Sea

    Article • Regional Studies in Marine Science, September 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  14. Species diversity of the freshwater red algal genus Kumanoa in Taiwan with the description of two new species: Kumanoa taiwanensis sp. nov. and Kumanoa yuanyangensis sp. nov.

    Article • Phycologia, June 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  15. A multifaceted ecological assessment reveals the invasion of the freshwater red macroalga Montagnia macrospora (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) in Taiwan

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, May 2022, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  16. Geographic distance, sedimentation, and substrate shape cryptic crustose coralline algal assemblages in the world’s largest subtropical intertidal algal reef

    Article • Molecular Ecology, April 2022, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  17. A multifaceted ecological assessment reveals the invasion of the freshwater red macroalga Montagnia macrospora (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) in Taiwan

    Article • October 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  18. Molecular mechanisms for Pb removal by Cyanidiales: a potential biomaterial applied in thermo-acidic conditions

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, December 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  19. The standing stock and CaCO3 contribution of Halimeda macroloba in the tropical seagrass-dominated ecosystem in Dongsha Island, the main island of Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea

    Article • Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, November 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  20. Comparative Genome Analysis Reveals Cyanidiococcus gen. nov., A New Extremophilic Red Algal Genus Sister to Cyanidioschyzon (Cyanidioschyzonaceae, Rhodophyta)

    Article • Journal of Phycology, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  21. Hidden introductions of freshwater red algae via the aquarium trade exposed by DNA barcodes

    Article • Environmental DNA, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  22. Evaluating the tradeoffs of a generalist parasitoid fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis, on different sympatric ant hosts

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  23. Biosynthesis of Ascorbic Acid as a Glucose-Induced Photoprotective Process in the Extremophilic Red Alga Galdieria partita

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, January 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  24. Reappraising plastid markers of the red algae for phylogenetic community ecology in the genomic era

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, January 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  25. Contrasting patterns of genetic structure and phylogeography in the marine agarophytes Gelidiophycus divaricatus and G. freshwateri (Gelidiales, Rhodophyta) from East Asia

    Article • Journal of Phycology, September 2019, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  26. New record of the encrusting alga Ramicrusta textilis overgrowing corals in the lagoon of Dongsha Atoll, South China Sea

    Article • Bulletin of Marine Science, July 2019, Bulletin of Marine Science

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  27. Filamentous calcareous alga provides substrate for coral-competitive macroalgae in the degraded lagoon of Dongsha Atoll, Taiwan

    Article • PLOS One, May 2019, PLOS

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  28. Taiwan

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  29. The influence of tourism-based provisioning on fish behavior and benthic composition

    Article • AMBIO, November 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  30. The effects of contemporary selection and dispersal limitation on the community assembly of acidophilic microalgae

    Article • Journal of Phycology, September 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  31. Filamentous calcareous alga provides a substrate for coral-competitive macroalgae in the degraded lagoon of Dongsha Atoll, Taiwan

    Article • July 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  32. Complete mitochondrial genomes of six species of the freshwater red algae

    Article • Mitochondrial DNA Part B, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    PhD Monica Paiano, Orlando Necchi Jr, Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  33. Diversity and assemblage structure of tropical marine flora on lava flows of different ages

    Article • Aquatic Botany, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Christophe VIEIRA, Dr. Shao-Lun Liu, Frederik Leliaert

  34. Organization of plastid genomes in the freshwater red algal order Batrachospermales (Rhodophyta)

    Article • Journal of Phycology, November 2017, Wiley

    PhD Monica Paiano, Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  35. Concerted Divergence after Gene Duplication in Polycomb Repressive Complexes

    Article • PLANT PHYSIOLOGY, April 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  36. Phylogeographic surveys and apomictic genetic connectivity in the North Atlantic red seaweed Mastocarpus stellatus

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  37. Phylogeny, species diversity and biogeographic patterns of the genusTricleocarpa(Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta) from the Indo-Pacific region, includingT. confertussp. nov. from Taiwan

    Article • European Journal of Phycology, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  38. Analysis of rbcL sequences reveals the global biodiversity, community structure, and biogeographical pattern of thermoacidophilic red algae (Cyanidiales)

    Article • Journal of Phycology, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  39. A phylogenetic re-appraisal of the family Liagoraceae sensu lato (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta) based on sequence analyses of two plastid genes and postfertilization development

    Article • Journal of Phycology, April 2015, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  40. First record of Dichotomaria obtusata (Ellis & Solander) Lamarck (Nemaliales, Rhodophyta) in the Mediterranean Sea

    Article • Mediterranean Marine Science, March 2015, National Documentation Centre

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  41. Phylogenetic analysis of Bangiadulcis atropurpurea (A. Roth) W.A. Nelson and Bangia fuscopurpurea (Dillwyn) Lyngbye (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) in Taiwan

    Article • Archives of Biological Sciences, January 2015, National Library of Serbia

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  42. Protein Subcellular Relocalization of Duplicated Genes in Arabidopsis

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, September 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  43. Frequent Changes in Expression Profile and Accelerated Sequence Evolution of Duplicated Imprinted Genes in Arabidopsis

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, July 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  44. Morphological and molecular characteristics of Homoeostrichus formosana sp. nov. (Dictyotaceae, Phaeophyceae) from Taiwan

    Article • Botanical Studies, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  45. Conspecificity of two morphologically distinct calcified red algae from the northwest Pacific Ocean: Galaxaura pacifica and G. filamentosa (Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta)

    Article • Botanical Studies, July 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  46. Molecular phylogeny of the genusDichotomaria(Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta) from the Indo-Pacific region, including a new speciesD. hommersandiifrom South Africa

    Article • European Journal of Phycology, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  47. Evolution of Red Algal Plastid Genomes: Ancient Architectures, Introns, Horizontal Gene Transfer, and Taxonomic Utility of Plastid Markers

    Article • PLOS One, March 2013, PLOS

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  48. Comparative genomics of parasitic silkworm microsporidia reveal an association between genome expansion and host adaptation

    Article • BMC Genomics, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  49. Organ and Cell Type–Specific Complementary Expression Patterns and Regulatory Neofunctionalization between Duplicated Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana

    Article • Genome Biology and Evolution, January 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  50. Dramatic Change in Function and Expression Pattern of a Gene Duplicated by Polyploidy Created a Paternal Effect Gene in the Brassicaceae

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, July 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  51. Molecular systematics of the genusActinotrichia(Galaxauraceae, Rhodophyta) from Taiwan, with a description ofActinotrichia taiwanicasp. nov.

    Article • European Journal of Phycology, February 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  52. Comparative Analysis of Structural Diversity and Sequence Evolution in Plant Mitochondrial Genes Transferred to the Nucleus

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, January 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  53. Molecular adaptation and expression evolution following duplication of genes for organellar ribosomal protein S13 in rosids

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  54. Effects of temperature and pH on growth and photosynthesis of the thermophilic cyanobacterium Synechococcus lividus as measured by pulse‐amplitude modulated fluorometry

    Article • Phycological Research, November 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu

  55. SYSTEMATICS OF THE CALCIFIED GENERA OF THE GALAXAURACEAE (NEMALIALES, RHODOPHYTA) WITH AN EMPHASIS ON TAIWAN SPECIES1

    Article • Journal of Phycology, May 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Shao-Lun Liu