Freshwater sponge hosts and their green algae symbionts: a tractable model to understand intracellular symbiosis
C. Hall, S. Camilli, H. Dwaah, B. Kornegay, C. Lacy, M. Hill, A. Hill
This study examines the intracellular symbiosis between freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri and its green algal symbionts, identifying host responses and potential evolutionary pathways for stable mutualistic endosymbioses.
bioRxiv · Aug 12, 2020Evolutionary Biology