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Stable Symbiodinium composition in the sea fan Gorgonia ventalina during temperature and disease stress.
The Biological bulletin - 1 Dec 2005
Kirk Nathan L, Ward Jessica R, Coffroth Mary Alice
Abstract excerpt
Like most Caribbean octocorals, Gorgonia ventalina, the common sea fan, harbors endosymbiotic dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Symbiodinium. When stressed, the host can lose these algal symbionts, a phenomenon termed "bleaching." Many cnidarians host multiple types of algal symbionts within the genus Symbiodinium, and certain types of algae may be more tolerant of stress than others. We examined the effects...
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