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Investigating the importance, diversity and host specificity of photosynthetic symbionts in marine sponges from tropical and temperate regions

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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Algae and cyanobacteria form symbioses with many marine sponges, converting energy from the sun to donate to their host, and promoting sponge survival, growth and reproduction. These little-studied symbioses are similar to those between algae and coral, and make a significant contribution to the health of reefs in both tropical and temperate regions. This project will investigate the importance of photosynthetic symbionts in sponges in temperate and tropical regions, their host specificity and diversity. It will map photosynthetic symbiont biogeography and environmental preferences, contributing to an understanding of processes affecting the ecology of coastal reefs.

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Title Investigating the importance, diversity and host specificity of photosynthetic symbionts in marine sponges from tropical and temperate regions
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ea361d4b-4f81-436b-bb09-388e83b2520c
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
kayley.usher@uwa.edu.au
Reference Period 01/01/2005 - 01/01/2007
Geospatial Coverage
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Investigating the importance, diversity and host specificity of photosynthetic symbionts in marine sponges from tropical and temperate regions". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/investigating-the-importance-diversity-and-host-specificity-of-photosynthetic-symbionts-in-mari