symbiotic algae

collocation in English

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symbiotic
adjective
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/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/us
/ˌsɪm.baɪˈɑː.t̬ɪk/
biologyspecialized
involving two types of animal or plant in which each provides the conditions necessary for the other to continue ...
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algae
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈæl.ɡiː/us
/ˈæl.dʒiː/
very simple, usually small plants that grow in or near water and do not have ordinary leaves ...
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(Definition ofsymbioticandalgaefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They also lacksymbioticalgae, generally living below the photic zone, and do not produce any strontium sulphate.
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They havesymbioticalgaethat give them a green or brown colour.
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The larvae or newly settled polyps can acquiresymbioticalgaefrom the environment.
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It derives much of its energy needs from thesymbioticalgaeit contains.
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Many, if not most aquarium corals contain within their tissue thesymbioticalgaecalled zooxanthellae.
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Contrary to popular belief, these jellies do not derive their color fromsymbioticalgaebut rather produce the color themselves as a pigment.
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The radiolarian can often containsymbioticalgae, especially zooxanthellae, which provide most of the cell's energy.
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These are dark brown because of the dense concentration ofsymbioticalgaeknown as zooxanthellae that they contain.
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As a further benefit to the anemone, waste ammonia from the clownfish feedsymbioticalgaefound in the anemone's tentacles.
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The larva does not yet havesymbioticalgae, so it depends completely on plankton.
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