symbiosis-specific gene in Symbiodinium type A1 associated with coral, nudibranch and giant clam larvae
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M. Mies1, C. R. Voolstra2, C. B. Castro3,4, D. O. Pires3,4, E. N. Calderon4,5 and P. Y. G. Sumida1 1Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo, Praça do Oceanográfico 191, 05508-120 São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2Red Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 23955-6900 Thuwal, Saudi Arabia 3Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, s/n, 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 4Instituto Coral Vivo, Rua dos Coqueiros, 87-45807-000 Santa Cruz Cabrália, BA, Brazil 5Núcleo em Ecologia e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental de Macaé, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av São José do Barreto, 764-27965-045 Macaé, RJ, Brazil
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Expression of a symbiosis-specific gene in Symbiodinium type A1 associated with coral, nudibranch and giant clam larvae
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