Biogeography of the endosymbiotic dinoflagellates (Symbiodiniaceae) community associated with the brooding coral Favia gravida in the Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Teschima, Mariana M., Garrido, Amana, Paris, Alexandra, Nunes, Flavia, Zilberberg, Carla
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Rocas; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00484/59602/62612.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00484/59602/62613.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213519; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00484/59602/

Zooxanthellate corals live in symbiosis with phototrophic dinoflagellates of the family Symbiodiniaceae, enabling the host coral to dwell in shallow, nutrient-poor marine waters. The South Atlantic Ocean is characterized by low coral diversity with high levels of endemism. However, little is known a...