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.
Not exact matches
Such deposits possess clear taphonomic biases toward small - bodied animals, limiting our knowledge regarding feather
presence in larger members
of feathered
clades.
«A striking feature
of the phylogenetic tree based on S. aureus whole genome sequencing was the
presence of multiple distinct
clades,» said senior author Sharon Peacock from the University
of Cambridge and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.