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Variation in Symbiodinium ITS2 sequence assemblages among coral colonies.
PloS one - 5 Jan 2011
Stat Michael, Bird Christopher E, Pochon Xavier, Chasqui Luis, Chauka Leonard J, Concepcion Gregory T, Logan Dan, Takabayashi Misaki, Toonen Robert J, Gates Ruth D
Abstract excerpt
Endosymbiotic dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium are fundamentally important to the biology of scleractinian corals, as well as to a variety of other marine organisms. The genus Symbiodinium is genetically and functionally diverse and the taxonomic nature of the union between Symbiodinium and corals is implicated as a key trait determining the environmental tolerance of the symbiosis. Surprisingly, the...
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