@article{fdi:010076702,
  title = {{D}inoflagellate diversity among nudibranchs and sponges from {F}rench {P}olynesia : insights into associations and transfer},
  author = {{W}ecker, {P}. and {F}ournier, {A}. and {B}osserelle, {P}. and {D}ebitus, {C}{\'e}cile and {L}ecellier, {G}. and {B}erteaux-{L}ecellier, {V}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ymbioses with the dinoflagellate {S}ymbiodinium are widespread among marine invertebrates and protists, especially in nutritionally demanding habitats, such as tropical coral reefs, where they play a major role in ecosystem survival. {M}oreover, apart from corals and sea anemones, many of the {S}ymbiodinium species and clades involved in these partnerships remain to be characterized. {T}his study provides new insights into nudibranch and sponge associations with {S}ymbiodinium by sequencing regions of the {S}ymbiodinium 28{S} r{DNA} and the host mitochondrial {COI} oxidase. {S}pecimens were sampled between 2011 and 2013 from locations around the islands of {M}oorea and {T}ahiti, {F}rench {P}olynesia. {O}ur results revealed that some of the sponges and nudibranchs harbored typical {S}ymbiodinium from clade {B} or {C} while others harbored new, undescribed {S}ymbiodiniurn-like dinoflagellates. {A} detailed analysis of the different life stages of the nudibranch {P}hestilla lugubris and of its specific coral prey, {P}orites rus, suggests a prey-predator horizontal transfer of the symbiont and its vertical inheritance from the parent to the eggs.},
  keywords = {{POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {B}iologies},
  volume = {338},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {278--283},
  ISSN = {1631-0691},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.crvi.2015.01.005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076702},
}