When corals meet algae and Algal Sex and the symbiont, an Alga Talk news shorts
, PhycologyFriday, Corals, Zooxanthellae This Phycology Friday take a few microminutes to watch 2 recent studies about the symbiotic relationship between algae and corals. 1st article: When corals meet algae: First stages of symbiosis seen for the first time First observations of coral cells and freeliving algae physically interacting provide a deeper understanding of their symbiosis and improve conservation of reefs. 2nd article: Sex and the symbiont: Can algae hookups help corals survive Rice biologists discovery can be used to help climatechallenged reefs survive for now. Scientists have discovered that symbiotic singlecelled algae that live inside of and feed corals can reproduce not only by mitosis, but also sexually. Encouraging sex in these algae can accelerate their evolution to produce strains better able to help reefs cope with climate change.
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