Symbiont specificity differs among green hydra strains

The symbiotic hydra Hydra viridissima has a stable symbiotic relationship with the green alga Chlorella. This hydra appears to cospeciate with the symbiotic alga, and some strains are known to have strain-specific host/symbiont combinations. To investigate the mechanism of the specificity between ho...

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Main Authors: Ryo Miyokawa, Maki Hanada, Yumiko Togawa, Taichi Q. Itoh, Yoshitaka Kobayakawa, Junko Kusumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2022-10-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.220789