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Summary  The symbiotic cyanobacterium UCYN‐A is one of the most globally abundant marine dinitrogen (N 2 )‐fixers, but cultures have not been available and its biology and ecology are poorly understood. We used cultivation‐independent approaches to investigate how UCYN‐A single‐cell N 2  fixation rates (NFRs) and  nifH  gene expression vary as a function of depth and photoperiod. Twelve‐hour day/night incubations showed that UCYN‐A only fixed N 2  during the day. Experiments conducted using  in situ  arrays showed a light‐dependence of NFRs by the UCYN‐A symbiosis, with the highest rates in surface waters (5–45 m) and lower rates at depth (≥ 75 m). Analysis of NFRs versus  in situ  light intensity yielded a light saturation parameter ( I   k  ) for UCYN‐A of 44 μmol quanta m −2  s −1 . This is low compared with other marine diazotrophs, suggesting an ecological advantage for the UCYN‐A symbiosis under low‐light conditions. In contrast to cell‐specific NFRs,  nifH  gene‐specific expression levels did not vary with depth, indicating that light regulates N 2  fixation by UCYN‐A through processes other than transcription, likely including host–symbiont interactions. These results offer new insights into the physiology of the UCYN‐A symbiosis in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean and provide clues to the environmental drivers of its global distributions.

Light and depth dependency of nitrogen fixation by the non‐photosynthetic, symbiotic cyanobacterium UCYN‐A