Coral Nutrition
Heterotrophy Versus Autotrophy
Heterotrophic Nutrition
Polyp Anatomy Revisited
Coral Polyp Anatomy
Nematocyst
Nematocyst Discharge
Stimulus for Nematocyst Discharge
Feeding in Hydra
Feeding Response in Fungia
Mesenterial Filaments
Fungia scutaria
Ciliary Mucoid Feeding
Sediment Clearing
PPT Slide
Autotrophic Nutrition
Photosynthesis
Aerobic Respiration
Zooxanthellae in Gastrodermal Cells of Corals
Zooxanthellae Symbiodinium microadriacticum
Zooxanthellae in Planula
Transmission of Zooxanthellae into Host Tissues
Maternal Transmission
EnvironmentalTransmission
Hermatypic Versus Ahermatypic Corals
Hermatypic Coral
Ahermatypic Coral
Benefits to the Coral Host
Benefits to the Algal Symbiont
Chemical Recycling Between Zooxanthellae and Their Coral Hosts
The Electromagnetic Radiation Spectrum
Plant-like Colony Form
Polyps Adapted for Capturing Food
Tiny Polyps & Plant-like Colonies
Large Polyps & Colonies Unlike Plants
Fungia scutaria An Exception?
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