Corals have the ability to synthesize various pigments, responsible for their characteristic
vivid coloration. Most coral host pigments are green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like pigments …

Reef‐building corals occur as a range of colour morphs because of varying types and
concentrations of pigments within the host tissues, but little is known about their …

Coral tissue colors result from both the intracellular symbiotic dinoflagellates and the host's
own cellular pigments. The brownish colors are due to the symbionts' photosynthetic …

Reef-building corals harbor an astounding diversity of colorful GFP (green fluorescent
protein)-like proteins. These pigments can easily be detected and thus may serve as intrinsic …

Pigments homologous to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) have been proposed to fine-
tune the internal light microclimate of corals, facilitating photoacclimation of photosynthetic …

The depth distribution of reef-building corals exposes their photosynthetic symbionts of the
genus Symbiodinium to extreme gradients in the intensity and spectral quality of the ambient …

Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are light-dependent coral-associated communities
found at 30–150 m depth. Corals inhabiting these deeper reefs are often acclimatized to a …

Coral bleaching, caused by the loss of brownish-colored dinoflagellate photosymbionts from
the host tissue of reef-building corals, is a major threat to reef survival. Occasionally …

The relationship between reef-building corals and light-harvesting pigments of
zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium sp.) has been acknowledged for decades. The photosynthetic …

Photodamage of symbiotic algae exposed to thermal stress is involved in mass coral
bleaching, a major cause of reef decline. Photoprotection is therefore a vital part of coral …