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 L. D., Zilberberg, Carla
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2019
• Subjects: Research Article; Rocas; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407780/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30849101; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213519

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...