Symbiodinium
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Symbiodinium is a genus of dinoflagellates that encompasses the largest and most prevalent group of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates known and have photosymbiotic relationships with many species. These u
Symbiodinium kawagutii
Diatoms through the microscope
FFS Table bottom
Zooxanthellae
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Zooxanthellae is a colloquial term for photosynthetic single-celled organisms capable of symbiosis with diverse marine invertebrates such as corals, jellyfish, demosponges, and nudibranchs. Most known
Symbiodinium
…These dinoflagellates are therefore among the most abundant eukaryotic microbes found in coral reef ecosystems. Symbiodinium are colloquially called zooxanthellae, and animals symbiotic with algae in this genus are said to be "zooxanthellate". The term was loosely used to refer to any golden-brown endosymbionts…
Yellow-brown zooxanthellae
Cross section of the mantle tissue of a giant clam showing the symbiotic protozoa
A ciliate with green zoochlorellae living inside it endosymbiotically