Polymorphic adaptations in metazoans to establish and maintain photosymbioses

Volume: 93, Issue: 4, Pages: 2006 - 2020
Published: May 28, 2018
Abstract
Mutualistic symbioses are common throughout the animal kingdom. Rather unusual is a form of symbiosis, photosymbiosis, where animals are symbiotic with photoautotrophic organisms. Photosymbiosis is found among sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, molluscs, ascidians and even some amphibians. Generally the animal host harbours a phototrophic partner, usually a cyanobacteria or a unicellular alga. An exception to this rule is found in some sea slugs,...
Paper Details
Title
Polymorphic adaptations in metazoans to establish and maintain photosymbioses
Published Date
May 28, 2018
Volume
93
Issue
4
Pages
2006 - 2020
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