Reef corals (and other marine invertebrates and protists) are hosts to a group of
exceptionally diverse dinoflagellate symbionts in the genus Symbiodinium. These symbionts …

Most symbiotic associations between animals and microorganisms are horizontally
transmitted—the microorganisms are acquired from the environment by each generation of …

Dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium are crucial components of coral reef ecosystems
in their roles as endosymbionts of corals and other marine invertebrates. The genus …

Aim This study examines the importance of geographic proximity, host life history and
regional and local differences in environment (temperature and water clarity) in driving the …

The persistence of coral reef ecosystems relies on the symbiotic relationship between
scleractinian corals and intracellular, photosynthetic dinoflagellates in the genus …

The specific identity of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.) from most
zooxanthellate corals is unknown. In a survey of symbiotic cnidarians from the southern …

Coral bleaching, ie, loss of most of the symbiotic zooxanthellae normally found within coral
tissue, has occurred with increasing frequency on coral reefs throughout the world in the last …

Mutualisms between reef-building corals and endosymbiotic dinoflagellates are particularly
sensitive to environmental stress, yet the ecosystems they construct have endured major …

This report documents the extent to which coral colonies show fluctuations in their
associations with different endosymbiotic dinoflagellates. The genetic identity of …

The diversity and community structures of symbiotic dinoflagellates are described from reef
invertebrates in southern and central provinces of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), Australia …