Light-Dependent Phenomena and Related Molecular Mechanisms in Giant Clam-Dinoflagellate Associations: A Review

Giant clams can grow to large sizes despite living in oligotrophic waters of the tropical Indo-Pacific as they maintain a mutualistic relationship with symbiotic dinoflagellates (zooxanthellae) and receive photosynthate from them. The phototrophic dinoflagellates live extracellularly inside a tubula...

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Main Authors: Yuen K. Ip, Shit F. Chew
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.627722/full