Zooxanthellae

Zooxanthellae

Symbiotic dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium that live in the tissues of a number of marine invertebrates and protists, notably in many foraminiferans, cnidarians, and some mollusks.

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Biology; Marine biology

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Biology; Zoology

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Biology; Microbiology

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breed

Biology; Zoology

To reproduce by giving birth or hatching. Mosquitoes breed in water and seals breed on land.

locomotion

Biology; Zoology

Movement from one place to another. Animals often use limbs, wings, or other appendages for locomotion.

gut (enteron)

Biology; Zoology

Body cavity formed between the mouth and anus in which food is digested and nutrients absorbed; it consists of the mouth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, intestine, and anus, though ...

gnathobase

Biology; Zoology

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gill slit

Biology; Zoology

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gill arches

Biology; Zoology

Stiffenings which support the flesh between the gill slits of chordates. In most vertebrates, the first gill arches have been modified to form the jaw, and in tetrapods, the inner ...