Zooxanthella nutricula

Description

Genus Zooxanthella

Photosynthetic protist that lives within the tissue of certain sponges, corals , and clams. Such a relationship is said to be a mutualistic symbiosis. Pl. zooxanthellae. See mutualism.

Biology

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Protozoa () - (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
  - Subkingdom: Biciliata ()
    - Infrakingdom: Alveolata () - Cavalier-Smith, 1991
      - Phylum: Myzozoa () - cavalier-smith & chao, 2004
        Subphylum: Dinozoa ()
        Infraphylum: Dinoflagellata ()
        Class: Dinophyceae () - (B�tschli, 1885) Pascher, 1914
        Subclass: Peridiniphycidae () - Fensome et al., 1993b
        Order: Gymnodiniales () - Haeckel, 1894b
        Family: Lophodiniaceae ()
        Genus: Zooxanthella ()
        Specific descriptor: nutricula - Brandt
        Scientific name: - Zooxanthella nutricula Brandt

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Guiry M .D..

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Zooxanthella

There are approximately 3 species in this genus:

Z. chattonii · Z. microadriatica · Z. nutricula

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Contributors

AlgaeBase, 3.0, 2004.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.

Identifiers

Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13295285
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2923023