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 …

The use of experimentally evolved coral photosymbionts for reef restoration

MR Nitschke, D Abrego, CE Allen, C Alvarez-Roa… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
The heat tolerance of corals is largely determined by their microbial photosymbionts
(Symbiodiniaceae, colloquially known as zooxanthellae). Therefore, manipulating symbiont …

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 …

Formal recognition of host‐generalist species of dinoflagellate (Cladocopium, Symbiodiniaceae) mutualistic with Indo‐Pacific reef corals

CC Butler, KE Turnham, AM Lewis… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The existence of widespread species with the capacity to endure diverse, or variable,
environments are of importance to ecological and genetic research, and conservation. Such …

Thermotolerant coral–algal mutualisms maintain high rates of nutrient transfer while exposed to heat stress

DW Kemp, KD Hoadley, AM Lewis… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Symbiotic mutualisms are essential to ecosystems and numerous species across the tree of
life. For reef-building corals, the benefits of their association with endosymbiotic …

Marine heatwaves threaten cryptic coral diversity and erode associations among coevolving partners

S Starko, JE Fifer, DC Claar, SW Davies, R Cunning… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Climate change–amplified marine heatwaves can drive extensive mortality in foundation
species. However, a paucity of longitudinal genomic datasets has impeded understanding of …

Invertebrate traits, diversity and the vulnerability of groundwater ecosystems

GC Hose, AA Chariton, MA Daam… - Functional …, 2022 - researchers.mq.edu.au
Invertebrate traits, diversity and the vulnerability of groundwater ecosystems Page 1 2200 |
Functional Ecology. 2022;36:2200–2214. wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/fec Received: 30 …

Cryptic diversity and spatial genetic variation in the coral Acropora tenuis and its endosymbionts across the Great Barrier Reef

AMA Matias, I Popovic, JA Thia, IR Cooke… - Evolutionary …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Genomic studies are uncovering extensive cryptic diversity within reef‐building corals,
suggesting that evolutionarily and ecologically relevant diversity is highly underestimated in …

Symbiotic dinoflagellates divert energy away from mutualism during coral bleaching recovery

L Allen-Waller, KL Barott - Symbiosis, 2023 - Springer
The future of coral reefs in a warming world depends on corals' ability to recover from
bleaching, the loss of their symbiotic dinoflagellate algae (Symbiodiniaceae) during marine …

Cophylogeny and specificity between cryptic coral species (Pocillopora spp.) at Mo′orea and their symbionts (Symbiodiniaceae)

EC Johnston, R Cunning, SC Burgess - Molecular Ecology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The congruence between phylogenies of tightly associated groups of organisms
(cophylogeny) reflects evolutionary links between ecologically important interactions …