Seasonal dynamics of a complex cheilostome bryozoan symbiosis - vertical transfer challenged
E. A. Bogdanov, A. E. Vishnyakov, O. N. Kotenko, A. V. Grischenko, A. V. Letarov, A. N. Ostrovsky
The paper examines seasonal changes in funicular bodies of Dendrobeania fruticosa, revealing bacterial degradation and virus-like particles, challenging the vertical transfer hypothesis of symbiont transmission.
bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2022Zoology