Acoel with symbionts and collection location (IMAGE)

Hokkaido University

Acoel with symbionts and collection location

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An acoel (top) with two types of symbionts collected in Kochi, Japan (bottom left). The green-colored spots in the acoel are green algal (Tetraselmis) symbionts (middle right) and the brown-colored spots are dinoflagellate symbionts (bottom right). (Photos: Kevin Wakeman and Siratee Riewluang)

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Kevin Wakeman and Siratee Riewluang

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