Corals live in a complex, multipartite symbiosis with diverse microbes across kingdoms,
some of which are implicated in vital functions, such as those related to resilience against …

Stony corals (Scleractinia) are in the Phylum Cnidaria (cnidae referring to various types of
stinging cells). They may be solitary or colonial, but all secrete an external, supporting …

While bacterial and archaeal communities of sponges are intensively studied, given their
importance to the animal's physiology as well as sources of several new bioactive …

Apicomplexans are obligate intracellular parasites that have evolved from a free-living,
phototrophic ancestor. They have been reported from marine environmental samples in high …

Scleractinian assemblages are threatened by marine heat waves with coral survivorship
depending on host genetics and microbiome composition. We documented an extreme …

Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first documented in Florida in 2014 and has
since spread through the Caribbean causing unprecedented mortality in more than 20 …

Aquatic apicomplexans called Corallicolida have been found in tropical and coral-reef
settings, infecting many coral species. New data challenge this tropical distribution and …

Coral reefs are vital to the health and stability of coastal communities worldwide and provide
critically important ecosystem services (Woodhead et al. 2019). However, as warming …

Sažetak Simbioza je zajednički život dvaju ili više različitih organizama i izravno je utjecala
na razvoj života na Zemlji, a danas je raširena po cijeloj biosferi i ima veliku ulogu u …

Plastids are membrane-bound organelles that bestow phototrophic abilities to eukaryotes.
They are products of endosymbiotic evolutionary events that involved eukaryotic hosts and …