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Cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis research using Aiptasia as a model system.

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Primary mechanisms hypothesized to control the resident symbiont population in the cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis.

Primary mechanisms hypothesized to control the resident symbiont population in the cnidarian–dinoflagellate symbiosis.

Our recent paper characterizes the importance of different regulatory mechanisms cnidarian hosts use to control their symbiont population: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

03.07.2025 23:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Experimental setup.

Experimental setup.

Tanks containing anemones growing on their host algae.

Tanks containing anemones growing on their host algae.

Handactis nutrix is a species of intertidal sea anemone that lives on brown algae. We are currently growing the anemones with and without their seaweed host to observe the effects of this symbiosis. Preliminary results demonstrated nutrient transport from the anemone to the host.

09.06.2025 22:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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