Lost in the dark: Antipatharia-Symbiodiniaceae association in the deep waters of the Red Sea
Vicario S, Terraneo T, Castano C, Chimienti G, Oury N, Vimercati S, Hume B, Marchese F, Nolan M, Eweida A, Purkis S, Rodrigue M, Pieribone V, Qurban M, Duarte C, Benzoni F. Lost in the dark: Antipatharia-Symbiodiniaceae association in the deep waters of the Red Sea. Frontiers In Marine Science 2024, 11: 1330118. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1330118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack coralsSaudi Arabian Red SeaRed SeaDiversity of SymbiodiniaceaeRed Sea recordsEfficient photosynthetic activityDeep marine ecosystemsHigh-throughput sequencingAssociated with dinoflagellatesHeterotrophic feedingFamily SymbiodiniaceaeHard coralsITS2 regionObligate autotrophsMarine ecosystemsSymbiodiniaceaeLow light penetrationPhotosynthetic activityCommunity diversityNo significant patternCoralsSampling localitiesEvolutionary processWater environmentSymbiotic relationship