Sentences with phrase «symbiont alga»

Coral symbiont alga Symbiodinium and the model cnidarian Exaiptasia pallida.

«New mutant coral symbiont alga able to switch symbiosis off.»

There they genetically characterize corals and their symbiont algae and, in collaboration with Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, expose different corals to thermal stress to better understand mechanisms of differential bleaching.

These symbiont algae produce sugars that contribute to the diet of the coral in return for shelter and nutrients that are vital for algal growth.

Not exact matches

But it is still unclear whether it will be possible to manipulate symbiont populations effectively in the wild, where environmental conditions might cause the corals to favour one type of alga over another.

«We can confirm that this new type of alga is indeed the year - round prevalent symbiont across several dominant coral species from the Abu Dhabi coast of the United Arab Emirates,» he adds.

These are, as every high school student learns, symbionts, a fungus paired with an alga or a similar life form.

This cell - within - a-cell relationship can also be found in corals and in the guts of cicadas, but the green alga - spotted salamander interaction is the only known example of a symbiont entering the cells of a vertebrate species.

Coral bleaching is the breakdown of symbiosis between coral animal hosts and their dinoflagellate algae symbionts in response to environmental stress.

As such, we will be symbionts (meaning that both entities entirely depend on each other for survival), entering into a mutually beneficial relationship with the algae.