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Zooxanthellal genetic varieties in giant clams are partially determined by species-intrinsic and growth-related characteristics

Giant clams (tridacnine shellfishes) are large bivalves that inhabit tropical and subtropical waters and harbor the symbiotic microalgae zooxanthellae, which consist of diverse phylotypes (clades). Each clade exhibits unique physiological characteristics, and the cladal composition may influence the...

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Autores principales: Ikeda, Shota, Yamashita, Hiroshi, Kondo, Shi-nobu, Inoue, Ken, Morishima, Shin-ya, Koike, Kazuhiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5315387/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28212387
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172285

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