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IDENTITY OF ZOOXANTHELLAE ISOLATED FROM SOME PACIFIC TRIDACNIDAE
Author(s) -
Taylor Dennis L.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
journal of phycology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.85
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1529-8817
pISSN - 0022-3646
DOI - 10.1111/j.1529-8817.1969.tb02623.x
Subject(s) - zooxanthellae , biology , dinoflagellate , taxonomy (biology) , organism , zoology , symbiodinium , identification (biology) , ecology , botany , symbiosis , bacteria , genetics
SUMMARY The taxonomy and nltrastructure of zooxanthellae from 6 species of Pacific giant clam have been studied from cultures. Comparison with type material shows that all of the isolates are Symbiodinium microadriaticum, a symbiotic dinoflagellate originally recorded from coelenterates in the Caribbean. Specific criteria for the identification of this organism are discussed, and their value to the comparative taxonomy of marine zooxanthellae is noted .