Symbiont diversity is not involved in depth acclimation in the Mediterranean sea whip Eunicella singularis

• Main Authors: Forcioli, D, Merle, P.L, Caligara, C, Ciosi, M, Muti, C, Francour, P, Cerrano, C, Allemand, D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Inter Research 2011
• Subjects: QH Natural history; QH301 Biology; QH426 Genetics; QL Zoology

In symbiotic cnidarians, acclimation to depth and lower irradiance can involve physiological changes in the photosynthetic dinoflagellate endosymbiont, such as increased chlorophyll content, or qualitative modifications in the symbiont population in favour of better adapted strains. It has been argu...