New Research Shows Zooxanthellae are Older than Dinosaurs

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Symbiotic zooxanthellae are the backbone of tropical reefs built by photosynthetic corals. Therefore understanding how zooxanthellae ‘works’ and how different they are is paramount to understanding how coral reefs work as an ecosystem, and how they can adapt to a changing world. This past month we got a very important new window into the diversity […]

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