Cell biology of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis

SK Davy, D Allemand, VM Weis - Microbiology and Molecular …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
The symbiosis between cnidarians (eg, corals or sea anemones) and intracellular
dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium is of immense ecological importance. In …

Temperate and tropical algal‐sea anemone symbioses

G Muller‐Parker, SK Davy - Invertebrate Biology, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we seek to develop new insights about the nature of algal‐sea anemone
symbioses by comparing such associations in temperate and tropical seas. Temperate seas …

Revival of Philozoon Geddes for host-specialized dinoflagellates, 'zooxanthellae', in animals from coastal temperate zones of northern and southern hemispheres

TC LaJeunesse, J Wiedenmann… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The dinoflagellate family Symbiodiniaceae comprises numerous genera and species with
large differences in diversity, ecology and geographic distribution. An evolutionarily …

Autotrophic carbon budget in coral tissue: a new 13C-based model of photosynthate translocation

P Tremblay, R Grover, JF Maguer… - Journal of …, 2012 - journals.biologists.com
Corals live in symbiosis with dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinum. These
dinoflagellates translocate a large part of the photosynthetically fixed carbon to the host …

Sea anemones may thrive in a high CO2 world

DJ Suggett, JM Hall‐Spencer… - Global Change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Increased seawater pCO2, and in turn 'ocean acidification'(OA), is predicted to profoundly
impact marine ecosystem diversity and function this century. Much research has already …

Summer autotrophy and winter heterotrophy in the temperate symbiotic coral Cladocora caespitosa

C Ferrier-Pagès, A Peirano, M Abbate… - Limnology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (δ13C and δ15N) were determined in the zooxanthellae,
host tissue, and whole symbiotic association of the symbiotic temperate coral Cladocora …

Harnessing solar power: photoautotrophy supplements the diet of a low-light dwelling sponge

M Hudspith, JM de Goeij, M Streekstra… - The ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The ability of organisms to combine autotrophy and heterotrophy gives rise to one of the
most successful nutritional strategies on Earth: mixotrophy. Sponges are integral members …

Carbon translocation from symbiont to host depends on irradiance and food availability in the tropical coral Stylophora pistillata

P Tremblay, R Grover, JF Maguer, M Hoogenboom… - Coral Reefs, 2014 - Springer
Reef-building corals live in symbiosis with dinoflagellates that translocate a large proportion
of their photosynthetically fixed carbon compounds to their coral host for its own metabolism …

The influence of symbiont type on photosynthetic carbon flux in a model cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis

DE Starzak, RG Quinnell, MR Nitschke, SK Davy - Marine biology, 2014 - Springer
We measured the relationship between symbiont diversity, nutritional potential, and
symbiotic success in the cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis, by infecting aposymbiotic (ie …

BREAKING UP AND GETTING TOGETHER: EVOLUTION OF SYMBIOSIS AND CLONING BY FISSION IN SEA ANEMONES (GENUS ANTHOPLEURA)

JB Geller, ED Walton - Evolution, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Clonal growth and symbiosis with photosynthetic zooxanthellae typify many genera
of marine organisms, suggesting that these traits are usually conserved. However, some …