Meaning of zooxanthella | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of the yellow pigmentary particles, or minute corpuscles of yellow coloring matter, found in certain radiolarians.
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2. Any of various typically yellow-brown dinoflagellates (originally grouped as genus Zooxanthella) now assigned to the genera Symbiodinium and Amphidinium, notably found in coral reefs.

Examples

“One genus, the zooxanthellae, live⟳ in symbiosis with tropical corals and other animals including clams, jellyfish and nudibranchs, providing in some cases as much as 90 per cent of the nutrients the anima needs in return⟳ for a safe home.”

“The zooxanthellae produce⟳ carbohydrates, via photosynthesis, and the polyps harvest⟳ these carbohydrates, much as farmers harvest⟳ corn.”

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