Check out A fisheye view of the tree of life. After you click over to the website, you can mouse over the different parts of the tree for solid answers to questions such as: What is a fish? Why are humans in the fish tree? What are googly-eyed fish? This is part of U.C. Berkeley’s excellent […]
Chaeto and turf algae allow the highest density of epiphitic toxic dino’s of any sudied algae. (See Table 1.)
Even more interesting to me is Appendix A where a variety of macro aglae are listed, along with notes on palatability to some known grazers.
Let’s talk about competition, cooperation and stability on the reef!
Article Title: Parasitic Life Styles of Marine Dinoflagellates Author: COATS, D. WAYNE Journal: Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Volume 46, Issue 4, July 1999, Pages 402–409 Universal Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb04620.x PDF Available […]parasitic dinoflagellates exhibit varying degrees of host specificity. The fish ectoparasite Amyloodinium ocellatum shows almost no host preference, with infections reported for over 100 species representing more than […]
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