Symbiotic dinoflagellate functional diversity mediates coral survival under ecological crisis

DJ Suggett, ME Warner, W Leggat - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2017‏ - cell.com
Coral reefs have entered an era of 'ecological crisis' as climate change drives catastrophic
reef loss worldwide. Coral growth and stress susceptibility are regulated by their …

The diversity and ecology of Symbiodiniaceae: A traits-based review

MR Nitschke, SL Rosset, CA Oakley… - Advances in Marine …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Among the most successful microeukaryotes to form mutualisms with animals are
dinoflagellates in the family Symbiodiniaceae. These photosynthetic symbioses drive …

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 …

Rare symbionts may contribute to the resilience of coral–algal assemblages

M Ziegler, VM Eguíluz, CM Duarte… - The ISME …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
The association between corals and photosynthetic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.) is
the key to the success of reef ecosystems in highly oligotrophic environments, but it is also …

Sex, Scavengers, and Chaperones: Transcriptome Secrets of Divergent Symbiodinium Thermal Tolerances

RA Levin, VH Beltran, R Hill, S Kjelleberg… - Molecular biology …, 2016‏ - academic.oup.com
Corals rely on photosynthesis by their endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodinium spp.) to
form the basis of tropical coral reefs. High sea surface temperatures driven by climate …

Host–symbiont combinations dictate the photo-physiological response of reef-building corals to thermal stress

KD Hoadley, AM Lewis, DC Wham, DT Pettay… - Scientific Reports, 2019‏ - nature.com
High sea surface temperatures often lead to coral bleaching wherein reef-building corals
lose significant numbers of their endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodiniaceae). These …

Predictive models for the selection of thermally tolerant corals based on offspring survival

KM Quigley, MJH van Oppen - Nature Communications, 2022‏ - nature.com
Finding coral reefs resilient to climate warming is challenging given the large spatial scale of
reef ecosystems. Methods are needed to predict the location of corals with heritable …

Defining the core microbiome of the symbiotic dinoflagellate, Symbiodinium

CA Lawson, JB Raina, T Kahlke… - Environmental …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium underpin the survival and ecological success of
corals. The use of cultured strains has been particularly important to disentangle the …

Mangrove lagoons of the Great Barrier Reef support coral populations persisting under extreme environmental conditions

EF Camp, J Edmondson, A Doheny, J Rumney… - Marine Ecology …, 2019‏ - int-res.com
Global degradation of coral reefs has increased the urgency of identifying stress-tolerant
coral populations, to enhance understanding of the biology driving stress tolerance, as well …

Revival of Philozoon Geddes for host-specialized dinoflagellates, 'zooxanthellae', in animals from coastal temperate zones of northern and southern hemispheres

TC LaJeunesse, J Wiedenmann… - European Journal of …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
The dinoflagellate family Symbiodiniaceae comprises numerous genera and species with
large differences in diversity, ecology and geographic distribution. An evolutionarily …