Symbiodiniaceae diversity varies by host and environment across thermally distinct reefs

MR Marzonie, MR Nitschke, LK Bay… - Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodiniaceae) influence coral thermal tolerance at both
local and regional scales. In isolation, the effects of host genetics, environment, and thermal …

Uncovering the role of Symbiodiniaceae assemblage composition and abundance in coral bleaching response by minimizing sampling and evolutionary biases

TD Swain, S Lax, V Backman, LA Marcelino - BMC microbiology, 2020 - Springer
Background Biodiversity and productivity of coral-reef ecosystems depend upon reef-
building corals and their associations with endosymbiotic Symbiodiniaceae, which offer …

Lineage-specific symbionts mediate differential coral responses to thermal stress

C Wang, X Zheng, H Kvitt, H Sheng, D Sun, G Niu… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background Ocean warming is a leading cause of increasing episodes of coral bleaching,
the dissociation between coral hosts and their dinoflagellate algal symbionts in the family …

Symbiont community dynamics in the turbid reef specialist, Turbinaria reniformis, along a latitudinal and environmental gradient in Western Australia

A Zweifler, RD Evans, NK Browne, L Thomas - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
Thermal stress triggers the breakdown of the obligate symbiosis between the cnidarian coral
host and its autotrophic dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae. This diverse family …

Environmental controls on the reassembly of Symbiodinium communities in reef corals following perturbation: implications for reef futures under climate change

RN Winter - 2017 - search.proquest.com
The persistence of coral reef ecosystems, valued in the hundreds of billions of dollars
annually, relies on the survival and growth of the coral colonies that build the habitat …

Highly Diverse Symbiodiniaceae Types Hosted by Corals in a Global Hotspot of Marine Biodiversity

MS Ng, N Soon, L Afiq-Rosli, I Kunning, RR Mana… - Microbial Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Symbiotic dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodiniaceae play vital roles in promoting
resilience and increasing stress tolerance in their coral hosts. While much of the world's …

Reef habitats structure symbiotic microalgal assemblages in corals and contribute to differential heat stress responses

SE Leinbach, KE Speare, ME Strader - Coral Reefs, 2023 - Springer
Coral-associated microbial symbionts, particularly dinoflagellates from the family
Symbiodiniaceae, play a significant role in corals' ability to survive and recover from marine …

Higher genotypic diversity and distinct assembly mechanism of free-living Symbiodiniaceae assemblages than sympatric coral-endosymbiotic assemblages in a …

S Lin, L Li, Z Zhou, H Yuan, OS Saad, J Tang… - Microbiology …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
While in hospite Symbiodiniaceae dinoflagellates are essential for coral health, ambient free-
living counterparts are crucial for coral recruitment and resilience. Comparing free-living and …

A phylogeny-informed analysis of the global coral-Symbiodiniaceae interaction network reveals that traits correlated with thermal bleaching are specific to symbiont …

TD Swain, S Lax, J Gilbert, V Backman, LA Marcelino - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The complex network of associations between corals and their dinoflagellates (family
Symbiodiniaceae) are the basis of coral reef ecosystems but are sensitive to increasing …

Importance of depth and temperature variability as drivers of coral symbiont composition despite a mass bleaching event

MR de Souza, C Caruso, L Ruiz-Jones, C Drury… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Coral reefs are iconic examples of climate change impacts because climate-induced heat
stress causes the breakdown of the coral-algal symbiosis leading to a spectacular loss of …