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May 16, 2026Integrative and Comparative BiologyOpen Access

Symbiodiniaceae community structure and thermal tolerance in soft corals from captive aquarium environments

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NWNia WalkerHZHenry ZuccoEBEridaly Basave

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Randomized trial investigates thermal tolerance and symbiont community in soft corals from aquarium environments, indicating environmental impacts on health.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore how aquarium environments influence the symbiont communities and thermal tolerance of soft corals.
  • Characterized symbiont communities using ITS2 amplicon sequencing.
  • Conducted a high heat pulse assay to assess thermal tolerance in coral samples from aquarium stores.
  • Investigated correlations between symbiont composition, coral genus, and thermal tolerance.
  • Symbiodiniaceae communities were similar among corals from the same aquarium environments.
  • Briareum exhibited the highest thermal tolerance among the coral genera tested.
  • Most corals displayed Cladocopium-dominated symbiont communities.

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Walker et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a080b4ea487c87a6a40d7c5https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icag042
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