Biodiversity of symbiotic microalgae associated with meiofaunal marine acoels in Southern Japan

Acoels in the family Convolutidae are commonly found with microalgal symbionts. Convolutids can host green algal Tetraselmis and dinoflagellates within the family Symbiodiniaceae and the genus Amphidinium. The diversity of these microalgae has not been well surveyed. In this study, we used PCR and c...

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Main Authors: Siratee Riewluang, Kevin C. Wakeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/16078.pdf