A study published in the journal Coral Reefs reveals that heat-tolerant symbiotic algae may be essential to saving elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata)—a foundational species in Caribbean reef ...

These microalgae are called Symbiodinium, a genus of primary producers found in corals that are essential for coral reef health and, thereby, critical to ocean productivity. Symbiodinium ...

The species were Marinichlorella kaistiae, which has commercial potential, and Symbiodinium sp., the type of algae that populates corals in the wild. “Corals are one of the most efficient organisms at ...

Cassiopea are known to get the bulk of their energy through their symbiotic relationship with the photosynthetic algae Symbiodinium that lives within their body. But how could the upside-down ...

There was no significant difference in photochemical efficiency between corals harboring the common F421 Symbiodinium strain and those that harbored the other unique strains, pre- and post-bleaching ...

Looking at the species group Symbiodinium, the researchers found that it contained more varieties than previously thought. Although scientists had been aware of the algae's diversity, it had not ...

Curiano explains that giant clams are symbiotic with zooxanthellae, particularly Symbiodinium microadriaticum. “Zooxanthellae are dinoflagellates that live within the clam’s mantle, where they are ...

One-way ANOVA was used to test for differences in the maximum amount of precipitated CaCO 3 between different clades and to test for differences between calcification endpoints of symbiolite growth ...

Corals are animals that live in a symbiotic relationship with algae from the genus Symbiodinium. These symbionts are photosynthetic and transfer sugars to the coral host. While corals can also capture ...

The developer rents out each of the billions of rooms to single-celled, photosynthetic microbes called Symbiodinium. But in this case, in exchange for a safe place to live, Symbiodinium makes food ...