Coral polyps with algae symbiosis (IMAGE)

University of California - Riverside

Coral polyps with algae symbiosis

Caption

Fluorescence image of coral Acropora juvenile polyps hosting the symbiotic Symbiodiniaceae (Breviolum minutum) algae, shown as red dots. Green color is the endogenous green fluorescence from corals.

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Robert Jinkerson/Tingting Xiang

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With credit to: Robert Jinkerson/Tingting Xiang

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