[Coral-List] Quick Zoox. Question

andrew ross andyroo_of72 at yahoo.com
Fri Apr 19 10:24:36 EDT 2013


List,
How do symbiotic algae share foods/sugars with the host polyp?
Do they leak or discharge them somehow, or do the coral tissues digest dead or excess algal cells? 
I haven't see this explained, so I thought I'd ask. Sorry if the question's a little bit basic.
Yes, my thinking is connected to bleaching.
Andrew


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