... tentacles towards the sun and tracking its position throughout the day. Cnidarians Symbiosis Zooxanthellae Heliotropism Solar tracking Marine Biological Association http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000655 Sunlight is fundamental for most aspects of life on Earth, and it has...

...Christabel Y. L. Chan; Kum C. Hiong; Celine Y. L. Choo; Mel V. Boo; Wai P. Wong; Shit F. Chew; Yuen K. Ip ABSTRACT Giant clams contain phototrophic zooxanthellae, and live in nutrient-deficient tropical waters where light is available. We obtained the complete cDNA coding sequence of a homolog...

...Christabel Y. L. Chan; Kum C. Hiong; Mel V. Boo; Celine Y. L. Choo; Wai P. Wong; Shit F. Chew; Yuen K. Ip ABSTRACT Giant clams live in nutrient-poor reef waters of the Indo-Pacific and rely on symbiotic dinoflagellates ( Symbiodinium spp., also known as zooxanthellae) for nutrients...

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.... ( 1995 ). Microenvironment and photosynthesis of zooxanthellae in scleractinian corals studied with microsensors for O 2 , pH, and light. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 117 , 159 -172. Lesser, M. P. ( 1996 ). Exposure of symbiotic dinoflagellates to elevated temperatures and ultraviolet radiation causes...

... protect its zooxanthellae in hospite . Similar results have been observed in other symbiotic organisms, such as the sea anemone Aiptasia pulchella and the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata . Molecular or physical interactions between the two symbiotic partners may explain such variations in SOD...

... calcification photosynthesis zooxanthellae bisphosphonate References Al-Moghrabi, S., Goiran, C., Allemand, D., Speziale, N. and Jaubert, J. ( 1996 ). Inorganic carbon uptake for photosynthesis by the symbiotic coraldinoflagellate association. 2. Mechanisms for bicarbonate uptake. J. exp. mar...

... in vivo . Such in vivo measurements confirm the production of . OH in both host and algae in illuminated zooxanthel-late anemones, where the amount of . OH in the zooxanthellae is disproportionately large relative to their fractional contribution to the biomass of the symbiosis. In vivo studies using DMSO...