Rio Kashimoto, Manon Mercader, Jann Zwahlen, Saori Miura, Miyako Tanimoto, Kensuke Yanagi, James Davis Reimer, Konstantin Khalturin, Vincent Laudet
The symbiosis between giant sea anemones, algae of the family Symbiodiniaceae, and anemonefish is an iconic example of a mutualistic trio1 , 2 . Molecular analyses have shown that giant sea anemones hosting anemonefish belong to three clades: Entacmaea, Stichodactyla, and Heteractis3 , 4 , 5 (Figure 1A). Associations among 28 species of anemonefish and 10 species of giant sea anemone hosts are complex. Some fish species are highly specialized to only one anemone species (e.g., Amphiprion frenatus with Entacmaea quadricolor), whereas others are more generalist (e...
March 11, 2024: Current Biology: CB