Aiptasia sp. larvae as a model to reveal mechanisms of symbiont selection in cnidarians

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 32366
• Main Authors: Wolfowicz, Iliona, Baumgarten, Sebastian, Voss, Philipp A., Hambleton, Elizabeth A., Voolstra, Christian R., Hatta, Masayuki, Guse, Annika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.09.2016; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 14/19; 631/158/2446/837; 631/601; 631/80; 704/829/826; Animals; Anthozoa - genetics; Anthozoa - physiology; Aquatic life; Biodiversity; Controlled conditions; Coral reef ecosystems; Coral reefs; Corals; Dinoflagellates; Gene Expression Profiling; Genetic Association Studies; Humanities and Social Sciences; Larva; Larvae; Models, Biological; multidisciplinary; Phagocytosis; Ribonucleic acid; RNA; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sea Anemones - genetics; Sea Anemones - physiology; Sequence Analysis, RNA; Symbionts; Symbiosis; Symbiosis - genetics; Time Factors

Symbiosis, defined as the persistent association between two distinct species, is an evolutionary and ecologically critical phenomenon facilitating survival of both partners in diverse habitats. The biodiversity of coral reef ecosystems depends on a functional symbiosis with photosynthetic dinoflage...