Population density of dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium in coral tissue

Range ~10^6 cells/cm^2 of coral tissue
Organism Coral
Reference Blackall LL, Wilson B, van Oppen MJ. Coral-the world's most diverse symbiotic ecosystem. Mol Ecol. 2015 Nov24(21):5330-47. doi: 10.1111/mec.13400 p.5334 right column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID26414414
Primary Source Kawaguti S, Nakayama T (1973) Population densities of zooxanthellae in reef corals. Biological Journal of Okayama University, 16, 67–71
Comments P.5334 right column 3rd paragraph: "In hospite Symbiodinium populations are maintained by binary fission and cell densities are large, that is, in the order of 10^6 cells/cm^2 of coral tissue (primary source)."
Entered by Uri M
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