Zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium, Dinophyceae) symbioses on coral reefs

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 2009 English Publisher:CSIRO PublishingJournal:Microbiology Australia, volume 30, pages 67-71 (issn: 1324-4272, eissn: 2201-9189,

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Authors: Madeleine JH van Oppen; Ingo Burghardt;

doi: 10.1071/ma09067

Zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium, Dinophyceae) symbioses on coral reefs

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The large three-dimensional structures that make up coral reefs are primarily the product of calcium carbonate deposition by zooxanthellate scleractinian corals, i.e., stony corals living in symbiosis with dinoflagellate algae of the genus Symbiodinium (a.k.a. zooxanthellae). This photosymbiosis permits fast nutrient cycling in the generally oligotrophic tropical waters.

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