Sentences with phrase «because symbionts»
The comparison is important and instructive because symbionts, settled into their host home, lose genes they don't need any more.
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For example, clade D Symbiodinium are more abundant in acroporid corals from back - reef lagoons in American Samoa, where the SSTs reach higher maximum temperatures than the fore - reef environments, where Acropora primarily hosts clade C. ref Because they are often found in increased abundance on reefs that are exposed to environmental stressors, the presence of clade D symbionts can be a biological indicator of negative changes in coral health.
However because coral live in nutrient depleted environments, in addition to filter feeding, polyps harbor single - celled photosynthesizing symbionts inside their cells.