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Meaning of "zooxanthella" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZOOXANTHELLA

zooxanthella  [ˌzəʊəzænˈθelə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZOOXANTHELLA

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Zooxanthella is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ZOOXANTHELLA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

zooxanthella

Symbiodinium

The genus Symbiodinium encompasses the largest and most prevalent group of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates known. These unicellular algal protists commonly reside in the endoderm of tropical cnidarians such as corals, sea anemones, and jellyfish, where the products of their photosynthetic processing are exchanged in the host for inorganic molecules. They are also harbored by various species of sponge, flatworms, mollusks such as the giant clams, foraminifera , and some ciliates. Generally, these dinoflagellates enter the host cell through phagocytosis, persist as intracellular symbionts, reproduce, and disperse to the environment. The exception is in most mollusks, where Symbiodinium are intercellular. Cnidarians that are associated with Symbiodinium occur mostly in warm oligotrophic, marine environments where they are often the dominant constituents of benthic communities. These dinoflagellates are therefore among the most abundant eukaryotic microbes found in coral reef ecosystems. Symbiodinium are colloquially called "zooxanthellae", and animals symbiotic with algae in this genus are said to be "zooxanthellate".

Definition of zooxanthella in the English dictionary

The definition of zooxanthella in the dictionary is any of several yellow-green algae that inhabit other organisms such as marine invertebrates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZOOXANTHELLA


capitella
ˌkæpɪˈtelə
cerebella
ˌserɪˈbelə
cerebellar
ˌserɪˈbelə
cliff-dweller
ˈklɪfˌdwelə
dweller
ˈdwelə
expeller
ɪkˈspelə
favella
fəˈvelə
flagella
fləˈdʒelə
flagellar
fləˈdʒelə
indweller
ɪnˈdwelə
lamellar
ləˈmelə
padella
pəˈdelə
repeller
rɪˈpelə
reseller
riːˈselə
reticella
ˌretɪˈtʃelə
tessella
teˈselə
umbellar
ʌmˈbelə
yeller
ˈjelə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZOOXANTHELLA

zoothecial
zoothecium
zootheism
zootheistic
zootherapy
zoothome
zootomic
zootomical
zootomically
zootomist
zootomy
zootoxic
zootoxin
zootrophic
zootrophy
zooty
zootype
zootypic
zooxanthellae
zoozoo

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZOOXANTHELLA

a capella
a cappella
Campanella
Capella
cella
Cinderella
fella
Isabella
Marbella
marcella
mozzarella
nigella
novella
paella
sabella
salmonella
Sella
stella
umbrella
zanella

Synonyms and antonyms of zooxanthella in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «zooxanthella» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of zooxanthella to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of zooxanthella from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zooxanthella» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

zooxanthella
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Zooxanthellae
570 millions of speakers

English

zooxanthella
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

zooxanthella
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

zooxanthella
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

zooxanthella
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zooxanthella
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

zooxanthella
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

zooxanthelles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zooxanthella
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zooxanthellen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

褐虫藻
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

zooxanthella
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zooxanthella
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

zooxanthella
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

zooxanthella
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोक्सेंटहेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zooxanthella
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zooxantelle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zooxanthella
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

zooxanthella
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zooxanthella
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

zooxanthella
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zooxanthella
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zooxanthella
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

zooxanthella
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zooxanthella

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZOOXANTHELLA»

The term «zooxanthella» is used very little and occupies the 186.756 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZOOXANTHELLA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zooxanthella

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZOOXANTHELLA»

Discover the use of zooxanthella in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zooxanthella and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Symbiotic Associations
Host Position of Habitat alga Algal symbiont Zooxanthella Zooxanthella Arte mania Anthopleura Condylactis Heliactis Alcyonaha : Alcyonium Clavularia Heliopora Heteroxenia Lobophytum Sarcophytum Sclerophytum Tubipora Xenia And ...
Society for General Microbiology. Symposium, P. S. Nutman, Barbara Mosse, 1963
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Pass Key to the TOEFL IBT
What is the relationship between zooxanthella and coral polyps? Click on 2 answer choices. SI The coral and the zooxanthella compete for the same food. M The zooxanthella uses the coral for a shelter from enemies. 0 The coral eats food  ...
Pamela Sharpe, 2010
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Barron's Pass Key to the TOEFL IBT
CD The diversity that occurs within a coral reef. CD The increase in size of a polyp as it matures. 26. What is the relationship between zooxanthella and coral polyps? Click on 2 answer choices. [A] The coral and the zooxanthella compete for ...
Pamela J. Sharpe, 2006
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Barron's TOEFL IBT: Internet-based Test
What is the relationship between zooxanthella and coral polyps? Click on 2 answer choices. IS The coral and the zooxanthella compete for the same food. HI The zooxanthella uses the coral for a shelter from enemies. 13 The coral eats food ...
Pamela J. Sharpe, 2010
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Coral Bleaching: Patterns, Processes, Causes and Consequences
Mar Ecol Prog Ser 314:135–148 van Oppen MJH (2004) Mode of zooxanthella transmission does not affect zooxanthella diversity in acroporid corals. Mar Biol 144:1–7 van Oppen MJH, Palstra FP, Piquet AM-T, Miller DJ (2001) Patterns of ...
Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Janice M. Lough, 2008
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Cytoplasmic Vesicles—Advances in Research and Application: ...
a new report. According to news originating from Richmond, Virginia, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, “Zooxanthella symbioses are arguably the most important ecological interaction on coral reefs because they energetically ...
‎2013
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Dinoflagellates
'JMcLaughlin and Zahl, 1957 (for Zooxanthella sp.). "Loeblich and Sherley, 1979 (for Zooxanthella microadriatica). dOptional. invertebrates. This species is a photoautotroph and remarkably undemanding in its nutrition, as shown by the ...
David L. Spector, 1984
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Symbioses and Stress: Joint Ventures in Biology
There is a decrease in zooxanthella antioxidant defenses during thermal stress: ( 1) dysfunction of zooxanthella metabolism induced by necrosis or programmed cell death; and (2) decrease in antioxidant defenses following chlorophyll ...
Joseph Seckbach, Martin Grube, 2010
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All Flesh Is Grass: Plant-Animal Interrelationships
Zooxanthella pho- tosynthetic rates are consistently higher than those of zoochlorellae (McCloskey et al., 1996; Verde and McCloskey, 2002). No matter which algae are associated with the sea anemone, net photosynthesis is always higher ...
Joseph Seckbach, Zvy Dubinsky, 2010
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Kaplan PCAT 2010-2011 Edition
Coral itself is a colonial cnidarian that produces a calcium carbonate shell. The individual coral polyps contain a photosynthetic organism called zooxanthella. Zooxanthella lives within the gut of the polyp and produces food for the polyp and  ...
Kaplan, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZOOXANTHELLA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zooxanthella is used in the context of the following news items.
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Team reports new evidence that microbial algae in Caribbean came …
... Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS) in an article entitled, "Microbial invasion of the Caribbean by an Indo-Pacific coral 'zooxanthella.'". «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
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Productivity links morphology, symbiont specificity and bleaching in …
Heterotrophic feeding by gorgonian corals with symbiotic zooxanthella. Limnol Oceangr 43: 1170–1179. | Article |; Roffman B. (1968). Patterns of oxygen ... «Nature.com, May 15»
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The Link Between Heat Stress & Coral Bleaching
... the accumulation of damaged cells may exceed the increased rate of expulsion of digested zooxanthella. More photosynthetically damaged zooxanthellae ... «Asian Scientist Magazine, Jan 15»
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Public Release: 29-Dec-2014 What are the mechanisms of …
IMAGE: The ratio of degraded zooxanthella (Symbiodinium) cells (black bars) expelled from the two coral species are shown. Bars show the normal (white) and ... «EurekAlert, Dec 14»
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Fish Can Sniff Out Bad Coral Neighborhoods: The Smell Test for …
Scientists have taken a closer look at bleaching and have found the mechanisms responsible for the expulsion of zooxanthella from coral--the cause of ... «Science World Report, Aug 14»
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Destination 2050: the Mediocre Barrier Reef?
They live in a very cosy mutually beneficial relationship with some microscopic algae known as 'zooxanthella' or more commonly as 'Symbiodinium'. «ABC Online, Mar 14»
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Daily Rhythms in Cnidaria
Many corals have symbionts - zooxanthella. Research on daily rhythms mostly looks at corals or sea anemones in the field, (e.g., B. E. Chalker, D. L. Taylor, ... «Scientific American, Mar 12»
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Coral Arks Rebuild Marine Ecosystems—With Electricity and Rebar
That slows—and in some cases, even reverses—erosion, as well as increases the amount of particulates in the water (more plankton and Zooxanthella, which ... «Gizmodo, Sep 11»
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A korall táplálása - Gondozás
Azok, amelyek szimbiotikusak páncélos ostorosokat tartalmaznak, amelyeket ˝zooxanthella˝-nak neveznek; ezeknek fényre van szükségük a fejlődéshez míg a ... «Háziállat Magazin, Oct 10»
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אלמוגים טורפים מדוזות
עד היום כל שהיה ידוע הוא כי בנוסף לחומרי מזון המועברים לאלמוג ע"י האצות הפוטוסינטטיות השיטופיות (Zooxanthella) החיות ברקמת האלמוג, מסוגלים אלמוגים ליזון על בעלי חיים ... «הידען, Dec 09»

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