A Stable Association of the Stress-Tolerant Zooxanthellae, Symbiodinium Clade D, with the Low-Temperature-Tolerant Coral, Oulastrea crispata (Scleractinia: Faviidae) in Subtropical Non-Reefal Coral Communities

Zoological Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 540-550

  Chen, Chaolun Allen ^a,b   Lam, Katherine K ^c,d   Nakano, Yoshikatsu ^e   Tsai, Wan Shen ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^f FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Oulastrea crispata; Ribosomal DNA; Stress tolerance; Symbiodinium clade D; Zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; FAVIIDAE; OULASTREA CRISPATA; SCLERACTINIA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 0346270754     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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