Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of restored coral populations in the western Atlantic

IB Baums, AC Baker, SW Davies… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Active coral restoration typically involves two interventions: crossing gametes to facilitate
sexual larval propagation; and fragmenting, growing, and outplanting adult colonies to …

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 …

Long‐standing environmental conditions, geographic isolation and host–symbiont specificity influence the relative ecological dominance and genetic diversification of …

TC LaJeunesse, DT Pettay, EM Sampayo… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Host–symbiont recombination versus natural selection in the response of coral–dinoflagellate symbioses to environmental disturbance

TC LaJeunesse, R Smith, M Walther… - … of the Royal …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mutualisms between reef-building corals and endosymbiotic dinoflagellates are particularly
sensitive to environmental stress, yet the ecosystems they construct have endured major …

Bleaching resistance and the role of algal endosymbionts

KM Quigley, AC Baker, MA Coffroth, BL Willis… - … , processes, causes and …, 2018 - Springer
Coral reefs are among the most diverse and ecologically important biomes on the planet.
Most coral species rely on the partnership with dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium …

Microbial invasion of the Caribbean by an Indo-Pacific coral zooxanthella

DT Pettay, DC Wham, RT Smith… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Human-induced environmental changes have ushered in the rapid decline of coral reef
ecosystems, particularly by disrupting the symbioses between reef-building corals and their …

Ecologically differentiated stress-tolerant endosymbionts in the dinoflagellate genus Symbiodinium (Dinophyceae) Clade D are different species

TC LaJeunesse, DC Wham, DT Pettay, JE Parkinson… - …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
We used an integrative genetics approach using sequences of (1) nuclear ribosomal rDNA
(internal transcribed spacers and partial large subunit rDNA),(2) single-copy microsatellite …

The Relative Significance of Host–Habitat, Depth, and Geography on the Ecology, Endemism, and Speciation of Coral Endosymbionts in the Genus Symbiodinium

JC Finney, DT Pettay, EM Sampayo, ME Warner… - Microbial ecology, 2010 - Springer
Dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium are among the most abundant and important
group of eukaryotic microbes found in coral reef ecosystems. Recent analyses conducted on …

Improved Resolution of Reef-Coral Endosymbiont (Symbiodinium) Species Diversity, Ecology, and Evolution through psbA Non-Coding Region Genoty**

TC LaJeunesse, DJ Thornhill - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Ribosomal DNA sequence data abounds from numerous studies on the dinoflagellate
endosymbionts of corals, and yet the multi-copy nature and intragenomic variability of rRNA …

A genetics‐based description of Symbiodinium minutum sp. nov. and S. psygmophilum sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), two dinoflagellates symbiotic with cnidaria

TC Lajeunesse, JE Parkinson… - Journal of Phycology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional approaches for describing species of morphologically cryptic and often
unculturable forms of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates are problematic. Two new species in the …