Lost in the dark: Antipatharia-Symbiodiniaceae association in the deep waters of the Red Sea

Lost in the dark: Antipatharia-Symbiodiniaceae association in the deep waters of the Red Sea

Black corals (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) are a major component of mesophotic and deep marine ecosystems. Due to their preference for light deprived environments, black corals have historically been considered azooxanthellate, yet recent works have found them in association with dinoflagellates of t...

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Main Authors: Silvia Vicario, Tullia I. Terraneo, Carolina Bocanegra Castano, Giovanni Chimienti, Nicolas Oury, Silvia Vimercati, Benjamin C. C. Hume, Fabio Marchese, Megan K. B. Nolan, Ameer A. Eweida, Sam J. Purkis, Mattie Rodrigue, Vincent Pieribone, Mohammed Qurban, Carlos M. Duarte, Francesca Benzoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Symbiodiniaceae
Antipatharia
Red Sea
NGS
metabarcoding
ITS2
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2024.1330118/full

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