The evolution, assembly, and dynamics of marine Holobionts

RA González-Pech, VY Li, V Garcia… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The holobiont concept (ie, multiple living beings in close symbiosis with one another and
functioning as a unit) is revolutionizing our understanding of biology, especially in marine …

Reduced thermal tolerance in a coral carrying CRISPR-induced mutations in the gene for a heat-shock transcription factor

PA Cleves, AI Tinoco, J Bradford… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Reef-building corals are keystone species that are threatened by anthropogenic stresses
including climate change. To investigate corals' responses to stress and other aspects of …

Bleaching resistance and the role of algal endosymbionts

KM Quigley, AC Baker, MA Coffroth, BL Willis… - … , processes, causes and …, 2018 - Springer
Coral reefs are among the most diverse and ecologically important biomes on the planet.
Most coral species rely on the partnership with dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium …

The extended phenotypes of marine symbioses: ecological and evolutionary consequences of intraspecific genetic diversity in coral–algal associations

JE Parkinson, IB Baums - Frontiers in microbiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Reef-building corals owe much of their success to a symbiosis with dinoflagellate
microalgae in the genus Symbiodinium. In this association, the performance of each …

Unexpected mixed-mode transmission and moderate genetic regulation of Symbiodinium communities in a brooding coral

KM Quigley, PA Warner, LK Bay, BL Willis - Heredity, 2018 - nature.com
Determining the extent to which Symbiodinium communities in corals are inherited versus
environmentally acquired is fundamental to understanding coral resilience and to predicting …

Nutrient dynamics in coral symbiosis depend on both the relative and absolute abundance of Symbiodiniaceae species

SE McIlroy, CP TerHorst, M Teece, MA Coffroth - Microbiome, 2022 - Springer
Background Symbionts provide a variety of reproductive, nutritional, and defensive
resources to their hosts, but those resources can vary depending on symbiont community …

Subtle differences in symbiont cell surface glycan profiles do not explain species-specific colonization rates in a model cnidarian-algal symbiosis

JE Parkinson, TR Tivey, PE Mandelare… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Mutualisms between cnidarian hosts and dinoflagellate endosymbionts are foundational to
coral reef ecosystems. These symbioses are often re-established every generation with high …

The role of photobionts as drivers of diversification in an island radiation of lichen-forming fungi

M Blázquez, LS Hernández-Moreno, F Gasulla… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Speciation in oceanic islands has attracted the interest of scientists since the 19th century.
One of the most striking evolutionary phenomena that can be studied in islands is adaptive …

Competition and succession among coral endosymbionts

SE McIlroy, R Cunning, AC Baker… - Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Host species often support a genetically diverse guild of symbionts, the identity and
performance of which can determine holobiont fitness under particular environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Taxonomic and environmental variation of metabolite profiles in marine dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium

A Klueter, JB Crandall, FI Archer, MA Teece… - Metabolites, 2015 - mdpi.com
Microorganisms in terrestrial and marine ecosystems are essential to environmental
sustainability. In the marine environment, invertebrates often depend on metabolic …