Zooxanthellae

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• zooxanthellae — (n.) 1889, from German (Brandt, 1881), from comb. form of Gk. zoion animal (see ZOO (Cf. zoo)) + xantho (see XANTHOUS (Cf. xanthous)) + Latin suffix ella …   Etymology dictionary

• Zooxanthellae —   Zooxanthellae Clasificación científica Dominio: Euk …   Wikipedia Español

• zooxanthellae — n. pl. [Gr. zoon, animal; dim. xanthos, yellow] Symbiotic intracellular algae that are usually endodermal, from which cnidarians derive nutritive benefit from the algal photosynthate; see zoochlorellae …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• zooxanthellae — Intracellular photosynthetic symbiotic dinoflagellates found in a variety of marine invertebrates. Systematics uncertain …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• zooxanthellae — /zoʊəzænˈθɛlaɪ/ (say zohuhzan theluy) plural noun algae that live symbiotically within cells of various aquatic organisms, as the algae living in corals. {zoo + xanth(ic) (def. 1) (from their colour) + ellae genus name suffix (plural) …  

• Zooxanthella — Taxobox | color = greenyellow name =Symbiodinium image caption = domain = Eukaryota regnum = Chromalveolata superphylum = Alveolata phylum = Dinoflagellata divisio = classis = ordo = familia = genus = Symbiodinium species = binomial = binomial… …   Wikipedia

• Coral bleaching — Bleached branching Acropora sp. at Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, in 2005 …   Wikipedia

• Coral reef — Marine habitats Biodiversity of a coral reef Lit …   Wikipedia

• Coral — For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). Coral Pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindricus Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Aggregating anemone — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia