Abstract
We detected and characterized two distinct scuticociliate ciliates inside Acropora corals in the South China Sea. One, voraciously foraging on Symbiodinium, resembled the brown band disease of ciliates. The other, which is closely related to Paranophrys magna, grazed on detritus instead of Symbiodinium. These two ciliates may serve contrasting functions (competitor versus "cleaner") in the coral-ciliate-Symbiodinium triangular relationship.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Anthozoa / parasitology*
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China
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Ciliophora / classification*
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Ciliophora / genetics*
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Ciliophora / isolation & purification
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Cluster Analysis
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DNA, Protozoan / chemistry
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DNA, Protozoan / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Genes, rRNA
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Oceans and Seas
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Protozoan / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Substances
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DNA, Protozoan
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Protozoan
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S
Associated data
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GENBANK/HM030717
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GENBANK/HM030718
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GENBANK/HM030719