For the first time scientists have shown that corals hosting a single type of zooxanthellae can have different levels of thermal tolerance -– a feature that was only known previously for corals with a ...

Tropical corals are famous for their captivating colors thanks to microscopic algae inhabitants. Glowing, on the other hand, is not standard fare for tropical reefs. Glowing corals in New Caledonia ...

The Netflix documentary Chasing Coral documents in spectacular fashion the world of coral reefs, a world that is in grave danger from climate change and other threats. Reefs are enormous physical ...

Yonge, "Studies in the Physiology of Corals", I. Feeding Mechanisms and Food. Sci. Repts., G. Barrier Reef Expedition, Brit. Mus., 1, 13; 1930. Yonge and Nicholls II ...

ZOOXANTHELLÆ have been recorded from the visceral mass of Tridacna by Yonge 1, who assigned to them together with those of the mantle edge a very significant role in nutrition. According to this ...