Coral cells engulf dinoflagellates

Caption: Dinoflagellates are single-celled algae that are essential for keeping corals healthy and alive. When dinoflagellates are added to coral cell in a petri dish, the coral cells quickly engulf the algae.

Dinoflagellates are single-celled algae that are essential for keeping corals healthy. When dinoflagellates are added to coral cell in a petri dish, the coral cells quickly engulf the algae. At OIST, Professor Nori Satoh, who leads the Marine Genomics Unit, is studying the interaction between coral cells and dinoflagellates.

Date:

08 July 2021

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danielle-ellenby

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Dr. Kaz Kawamura and Dr. Satoko Sekida, Kochi University

Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

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