Figure 2.
(a) The genetic identification of Symbiodinium in bleached and recovering colonies using ITS-DGGE rDNA fingerprinting identified three Symbiodinium spp., C1b-c, D1 and B1Aiptasia. (b) Proportions of tagged bleached colonies with Symbiodinium C1b-c, D1 and/or B1Aiptasia that were in the early stages of recovery (May 2008), and then four months later (September) when they had recovered completely. (c) Normal patterns of pigmentation in recovering colonies on the sides and bases of branches (grey arrows). (d) The light golden-yellow pigment observed on the apical portion of branches from several unusual colonies containing Symbiodinium B1Aiptasia (white arrows).