An algal symbiont (Breviolum psygmophilum) responds more strongly to chronic high temperatures than its facultatively symbiotic coral host (Astrangia poculata)
A. N. Chan, L. A. Gonzalez-Guerrero, R. Iglesias-Prieto, E. M. Burmester, R. D. Rotjan, J. R. Finnerty, I. B. Baums
This study compares the thermal stress response of a coral host and its algal symbiont, finding the symbiont shows a stronger transcriptional response to heat stress.
bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2021 · PreprintEcology