Temporal stability of Symbiodinium phylotype in scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis from a tropical fringing reef in the South China Sea

Guowei Zhou; Hui Huang; Zhijun Dong; Ziniu Yu

doi:10.1007/s00343-011-0301-6

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Temporal stability of Symbiodinium phylotype in scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis from a tropical fringing reef in the South China Sea

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- Temporal stability of Symbiodinium phylotype in scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis from a tropical fringing reef in the South China Sea
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 29, Issue 6, Pages: 1186-1191(2011)
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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Bio-Resources Sustainable Utilization South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences
  2. Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan Chinese Academy of Sciences
  3. Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
  4. Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research Chinese Academy of Sciences
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-011-0301-6
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- Online First：25 October 2011，
  
  Published：2011
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Zhou, G., Huang, H., Dong, Z. et al. Temporal stability of Symbiodinium phylotype in scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis from a tropical fringing reef in the South China Sea., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 29, 1186–1191 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-011-0301-6
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Zhou, G., Huang, H., Dong, Z. et al. Temporal stability of Symbiodinium phylotype in scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis from a tropical fringing reef in the South China Sea., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 29, 1186–1191 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-011-0301-6 DOI：

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Abstract

Symbiodinium sp. occurs in a symbiotic association with various marine invertebrates

including the scleractinian corals. Understanding the flexibility and specificity in coral-algal symbiosis can have important implications for predicting the future of coral reefs in the era of global climate change. In the present study

we conducted Symbiodinium phylotype analysis

based on polymerase chain reaction and restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP)

in the scleractinian coral

Galaxea fascicularis

from a tropical fringing reef in Hainan Island

over a 1-yr period. Our results showed that Galaxea fascicularis could associate with Symbiodinium clade C and D either individually or simultaneously. However

during the sampling period

the Symbiodinium phylotype did not change significantly in the scleractinian coral Galaxea fascicularis

although the seawater temperature decreased sharply in the winter season. This study further suggests that the shift in Symbiodinium communities in response to seasonally fluctuating environments might not be a universal feature of coral-algal associations.

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