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 …

Isolation of clonal axenic strains of the symbiotic dinoflagellate Symbiodinium and their growth and host specificity1

T Xiang, EA Hambleton, JC DeNofrio… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The cnidarian‐dinoflagellate mutualism is integral to the survival of the coral‐reef
ecosystem. Despite the enormous ecological and economic importance of corals, their …

Acceptable symbiont cell size differs among cnidarian species and may limit symbiont diversity

E Biquand, N Okubo, Y Aihara, V Rolland… - The ISME …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Reef-building corals form symbiotic relationships with dinoflagellates of the genus
Symbiodinium. Symbiodinium are genetically and physiologically diverse, and corals may …

Unlocking the complex cell biology of coral–dinoflagellate symbiosis: A model systems approach

MR Jacobovitz, EA Hambleton… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Symbiotic interactions occur in all domains of life, providing organisms with resources to
adapt to new habitats. A prime example is the endosymbiosis between corals and …

Study of cnidarian-algal symbiosis in the “omics” age

ELI Meyer, VM Weis - The Biological Bulletin, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
The symbiotic associations between cnidarians and dinoflagellate algae (Symbiodinium)
support productive and diverse ecosystems in coral reefs. Many aspects of this association …

Establishment of endosymbiosis: the case of cnidarians and Symbiodinium

D Fransolet, S Roberty, JC Plumier - Journal of Experimental Marine …, 2012 - Elsevier
The symbiosis between cnidarians and Symbiodinium algae (dinoflagellates) is the
keystone responsible for the formation of the huge and important structures that are coral …

The molecular language of the cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis

SL Rosset, CA Oakley, C Ferrier-Pagès, DJ Suggett… - Trends in …, 2021 - cell.com
The cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis is of huge importance as it underpins the success of
coral reefs, yet we know very little about how the host cnidarian and its dinoflagellate …

Specificity of a model cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis

CA Belda-Baillie, BK Baillie… - The Biological …, 2002 - journals.uchicago.edu
To understand the flexibility of symbiotic associations in coral reefs, we investigated the
specificity of the Aiptasia (cf. insignis)-Symbiodinium association in the laboratory by …

Optimal nutrient exchange and immune responses operate in partner specificity in the cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis

JL Matthews, CM Crowder, CA Oakley… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The relationship between corals and dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium is
fundamental to the functioning of coral ecosystems. It has been suggested that reef corals …

Extensive differences in gene expression between symbiotic and aposymbiotic cnidarians

EM Lehnert, ME Mouchka, MS Burriesci… - G3: Genes …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Coral reefs provide habitats for a disproportionate number of marine species relative to the
small area of the oceans that they occupy. The mutualism between the cnidarian animal …