Evidence of photosynthate translocation in an algal-acoel symbiotic system: An in vivo, qualitative approach

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 382, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-75

  Shannon III, Thomas ^a   Hatch, Walter I ^b   Fitt, William K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Convolutriloba; Photosynthate; Separation; Symbiont; Wet weight; Zoochlorellae

Indexed keywords

ALGAL COMMUNITY; ENDOSYMBIONT; FLATWORM; GREEN ALGA; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSLOCATION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 70449534901     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2009.10.011     Document Type: Article

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