Consistent Symbiodiniaceae community assemblage in a mesophotic-specialist coral along the Saudi Arabian Red Sea
Vimercati S, Terraneo T, Castano C, Barreca F, Hume B, Marchese F, Ouhssain M, Steckbauer A, Chimienti G, Eweida A, Voolstra C, Rodrigue M, Pieribone V, Purkis S, Qurban M, Jones B, Duarte C, Benzoni F. Consistent Symbiodiniaceae community assemblage in a mesophotic-specialist coral along the Saudi Arabian Red Sea. Frontiers In Marine Science 2024, 11: 1264175. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1264175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRed Sea coastMesophotic depthsRed SeaSaudi Arabian Red Sea coastSaudi Arabian Red SeaSymbiodiniaceae community compositionSea coastShallow water coralsRed Sea coastlineReef-dwelling organismsNorthern Red SeaGenus CladocopiumCoral speciesCoral taxaLatitudinal environmental gradientCoral coloniesSpecies-specific interactionsGenera SymbiodiniumSpecialist speciesCommunity assemblagesFarasan BanksNext generation sequencingSymbiont communitiesWater coralsEnvironmental gradients