Population genetics of reef coral endosymbionts (Symbiodinium, Dinophyceae)

DJ Thornhill, EJ Howells, DC Wham… - Molecular …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Symbiodinium is a diverse genus of unicellular dinoflagellate symbionts associating with
various marine protists and invertebrates. Although the broadscale diversity and …

How corals made rocks through the ages

JL Drake, T Mass, J Stolarski, S Von Euw… - Global change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hard, or stony, corals make rocks that can, on geological time scales, lead to the formation of
massive reefs in shallow tropical and subtropical seas. In both historical and contemporary …

The Coral Trait Database, a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans

JS Madin, KD Anderson, MH Andreasen, TCL Bridge… - Scientific Data, 2016 - nature.com
Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …

Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity

SW Davies, MH Gamache, LI Howe-Kerr, NG Kriefall… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae occupy multiple ecological niches on tropical,
subtropical, and temperate reefs, ranging from species that are exclusively free-living to …

Endosymbiotic flexibility associates with environmental sensitivity in scleractinian corals

HM Putnam, M Stat, X Pochon… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Flexibility in biological systems is seen as an important driver of macro-ecosystem function
and stability. Spatially constrained endosymbiotic settings, however, are less studied …

An improved primer set and amplification protocol with increased specificity and sensitivity targeting the Symbiodinium ITS2 region

BCC Hume, M Ziegler, J Poulain, X Pochon, S Romac… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Abstract The Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2) rRNA gene is a commonly targeted
genetic marker to assess diversity of Symbiodinium, a dinoflagellate genus of algal …

Differential effects of ocean acidification on growth and photosynthesis among phylotypes of Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae)

P Brading, ME Warner, P Davey… - Limnology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the effect of elevated partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) on the photosynthesis
and growth of four phylotypes (ITS2 types A1, A13, A2, and B1) from the genus …

Description of Freudenthalidium gen. nov. and Halluxium gen. nov. to Formally Recognize Clades Fr3 and H as Genera in the Family Symbiodiniaceae …

MR Nitschke, SC Craveiro, C Brandão… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The Symbiodiniaceae are a family of marine dinoflagellates known mostly for their
endosymbiotic interactions with invertebrates and protists, but facultatively and exclusively …

Is the coral‐algae symbiosis really 'mutually beneficial'for the partners?

SA Wooldridge - BioEssays, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The consideration of 'mutual benefits' and partner cooperation have long been the accepted
standpoint from which to draw inference about the onset, maintenance and breakdown of …

Transcriptomic Analysis of Thermally Stressed Symbiodinium Reveals Differential Expression of Stress and Metabolism Genes

SL Gierz, S Forêt, W Leggat - Frontiers in plant science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Endosymbioses between dinoflagellate algae (Symbiodinium sp.) and scleractinian coral
species form the foundation of coral reef ecosystems. The coral symbiosis is highly …