| host location in flow by larvae of the symbiotic barnacle trevathana dentata using odour-gated rheotaxis. | the detection and location of specific organisms in the aquatic environment, whether they are mates, prey or settlement sites, are two of the most important challenges facing aquatic animals. large marine invertebrates such as lobsters have been found to locate specific organisms by navigating in the plume of chemicals emitted by the target. however, active plume tracking in flow by small organisms such as marine larvae has received little scientific attention. here, we present results from a st ... | 2004 | 15306296 |
| how do coral barnacles start their life in their hosts? | coral-associated invertebrates are the most significant contributors to the diversity of reef ecosystems, but no studies have examined how larvae manage to settle and grow in their coral hosts. video recordings were used to document this process in the coral barnacle darwiniella angularis associated with the coral cyphastrea chalcidicum settlement and metamorphosis in feeding juveniles lasted 8-11 days and comprised six phases. the settling cyprid starts by poking its antennules into the tissue ... | 2016 | 27330170 |
| symbiodinium clade c dominates zooxanthellate corals (scleractinia) in the temperate region of japan. | endosymbiotic algae of the genus symbiodinium have been divided into nine clades (a-i) following genetic classification; some clades are known to have physiological properties that enable the coral hosts to adapt to different environmental conditions. to understand the relationships of coral-alga symbioses, we focused on symbiodinium diversity in zooxanthellate corals living under the severe environmental conditions of the temperate region (30°-35°n) of japan. we investigated symbiodinium clades ... | 2012 | 22379984 |