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Carbon Fixation and Excretion in Symbiotic Algae (Zooxanthellae) in the Presence of Host Homogenates

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Title Carbon Fixation and Excretion in Symbiotic Algae (Zooxanthellae) in the Presence of Host Homogenates
 
Creator Wafar, M. V. M.
Qasim, S. Z.
 
Description 43-46
Rates of carbon fixation and excretion in zooxanthellae, isolated from the massive coral Favia pallida, were found to decrease with time. In the presence of host homogenate, the two rates were enhanced. Zooxanthellae responded to tissue homogenate of other species of corals also, but the responses were of different degrees. Excretion of carbon continued both in the light and darkness. Tissue homogenate from F. pallida stimulated carbon fixation in zooxanthellae even after 4 hr which is longer than the reported duration of 3 hr regarding the effectiveness of the homogenate. Probably the property of zooxanthellae to excrete photosynthetically fixed material in the presence of host homogenate is to provide a source of nutrition to corals.
 
Date 2017-01-04T07:17:28Z
2017-01-04T07:17:28Z
1975-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/39664
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.04(1) [June 1975]