Morpho-functional traits of the coral Stylophora pistillata enhance light capture for photosynthesis at mesophotic depths

Netanel Kramer; Jiaao Guan; Shaochen Chen; Daniel Wangpraseurt; Yossi Loya

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03829-4

Communications Biology (Aug 2022)

Morpho-functional traits of the coral Stylophora pistillata enhance light capture for photosynthesis at mesophotic depths

Netanel Kramer,
Jiaao Guan,
Shaochen Chen,
Daniel Wangpraseurt,
Yossi Loya

Affiliations

Netanel Kramer: School of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University
Jiaao Guan: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California San Diego
Shaochen Chen: Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego
Daniel Wangpraseurt: Department of Nanoengineering, University of California San Diego
Yossi Loya: School of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel-Aviv University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03829-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Micro-computed tomography scanning and 3D light simulation models reveals distinct morphotypes of the coral species Stylophora pistillata depending on depth, and suggest that coral skeletal micromorphology plays a key role in coral photoadaptation.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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