. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. ENDOLITHIC FUNGI IN HERMATYPIC CORALS 257 Table 1 Dimensions of microhial endoliths and conical defense structures; all units arc in micrometers (fim); values in parentheses represent the standard deviation and are followed by the number of observations In) Measurement Acropora cytherea ,\f>nra luiinulis Montipora ct. studeri Porites e\don.\i Porites lobata* Cone height (±), ii = 76 11,22 (±), ii = 16 (±). n = 6 (±). n = 59 (±). 11 = 26 Cone width (±). n = 76 (±4
. The Biological bulletin. Biology; Zoology; Biology; Marine Biology. ENDOLITHIC FUNGI IN HERMATYPIC CORALS 257 Table 1 Dimensions of microhial endoliths and conical defense structures; all units arc in micrometers (fim); values in parentheses represent the standard deviation and are followed by the number of observations In) Measurement Acropora cytherea ,\f>nra luiinulis Montipora ct. studeri Porites e\don.\i Porites lobata* Cone height (±), ii = 76 11,22 (±), ii = 16 (±). n = 6 (±). n = 59 (±). 11 = 26 Cone width (±). n = 76 (±). n = 16 (±), n = 6 (±), ii = 59 (±), n = 55 Max/min cone height 20/no data Max/min cone width Fungal diameter (±). n = 80 (±). ii = 61 (±). ii = 21 (±), 11 = 25 (±). n = 49 Max/min fungal diameter 1 .66/.77 Algal diameter (±). H = 12 (±). n = 10 (±). ii = 80 (±). n = 25 (±), n = 37 Max/min algal diameter : Data for P. lobata from reference 7. to algal filaments were also similar to those observed in Porites lutea and P. lobata (1, 13). However, since we could not determine whether the filaments of O. quekettii were alive at the time of fungal attachment, the nature of this relationship ( saprophytic or parasitic) could not be resolved. In fractured samples of M. cf. studeri, a macroscopically visible green band was observed extending parallel to the basal plate about 2 cm below the growing coral surface. Examination of scanning electron micrographs of resin-cast preparations revealed that the green band contained both algal and fungal filaments (Fig. 5). Some of the filaments in the lower part of the green band exited the corallum and spanned pore spaces.
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