Variation in Symbiodinium ITS2 sequence assemblages among coral colonies.

Endosymbiotic dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium are fundamentally important to the biology of scleractinian corals, as well as to a variety of other marine organisms. The genus Symbiodinium is genetically and functionally diverse and the taxonomic nature of the union between Symbiodinium and...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael Stat, Christopher E Bird, Xavier Pochon, Luis Chasqui, Leonard J Chauka, Gregory T Concepcion, Dan Logan, Misaki Takabayashi, Robert J Toonen, Ruth D Gates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3016399?pdf=render