What does Symbiodinium do for coral?
Coral–algae mutualistic association has evolved over millions of years, in which the unicellular dinoflagellate, Symbiodinium, provides oxygen and organic compounds as products of photosynthesis to the coral and in return receives from the host inorganic nutrients and a safe habitat. What are symbiotic dinoflagellates? Dinoflagellates of the genus Symbiodinium are the most common symbiotic algae…