Ubiquitous associations and a peak fall prevalence between apicomplexan symbionts and reef corals in Florida and the Bahamas

Coral Reefs

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 847-858

  Kirk, N L ^a   Thornhill, D J ^b   Kemp, D W ^c   Fitt, W K ^c   Santos, S R ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Defenders of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Coral holobiont; Prevalence; Seasonality; Symbiodinium

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CORAL; CORAL REEF; DNA; HOST SPECIFICITY; IMPACT; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONALITY; SYMBIONT;

BAHAMAS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA; APICOMPLEXA; INVERTEBRATA; MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS; MONTASTRAEA FAVEOLATA; PORITES ASTREOIDES; SCLERACTINIA; SIDERASTREA SIDEREA; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 84881256114     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-013-1038-9     Document Type: Article

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