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 …

Effects of morphology and water motion on carbon delivery and productivity in the reef coral, Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus): diffusion barriers, inorganic carbon …

MP Lesser, VM Weis, MR Patterson… - Journal of Experimental …, 1994 - Elsevier
Colonies of the reef coral Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus) taken from high and low flow
habitats at the same depth and light regime show significant differences in colony …

Uptake of ammonium by the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata: Effect of feeding, light, and ammonium concentrations

R Grover, JF Maguer… - Limnology and …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Experiments were designed to assess the uptake rates of 0.2, 1, and 5 μM ammonium by the
scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata maintained under different feeding regimes (highly …

DNA methylation regulates transcriptional homeostasis of algal endosymbiosis in the coral model Aiptasia

Y Li, YJ Liew, G Cui, MJ Cziesielski, N Zahran… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
The symbiotic relationship between cnidarians and dinoflagellates is the cornerstone of
coral reef ecosystems. Although research has focused on the molecular mechanisms …

Effect of zooplankton availability on the rates of photosynthesis, and tissue and skeletal growth in the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata

F Houlbrèque, E Tambutté, C Ferrier-Pagès - Journal of Experimental …, 2003 - Elsevier
This work investigated the effect of light and feeding on tissue composition as well as on
rates of photosynthesis and calcification in the zooxanthellae (zoox) scleractinian coral …

Sunlight and water transparency: cornerstones in coral research

CS Yentsch, CM Yentsch, JJ Cullen, B Lapointe… - Journal of Experimental …, 2002 - Elsevier
Reef-building corals throughout the world are considered endangered. The evidence is a
decline in coral health and reduced coral cover. Competing hypotheses for the cause of …

Symbiosis induces widespread changes in the proteome of the model cnidarian Aiptasia

CA Oakley, MF Ameismeier, L Peng… - Cellular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reef ecosystems are metabolically founded on the mutualism between corals and
photosynthetic dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium. The glass anemone Aiptasia sp …

Host and symbiont cell cycle coordination is mediated by symbiotic state, nutrition, and partner identity in a model cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis

TR Tivey, JE Parkinson, VM Weis - MBio, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The cell cycle is a critical component of cellular proliferation, differentiation, and response to
stress, yet its role in the regulation of intracellular symbioses is not well understood. To …

Trophic dynamics of scleractinian corals: stable isotope evidence

P Tremblay, JF Maguer, R Grover… - The Journal of …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Reef-building corals form symbioses with dinoflagellates from the diverse genus
Symbiodinium. This symbiotic association has developed adaptations to acquire and share …