Symbiodinium clade C dominates zooxanthellate corals (Scleractinia) in the temperate region of Japan

Zoological Science

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-180

  Lien, Yi Ting ^a,b   Fukami, Hironobu ^c   Yamashita, Yoh ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

scleractinia; seasonal change; symbionts; temperate region; zooxanthellae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; DINOFLAGELLATE; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; JAPAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SEA; SEASON; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; ECOSYSTEM; JAPAN; OCEANS AND SEAS; SEASONS; SYMBIOSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84861741788     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.29.173     Document Type: Article

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