Table 2.

Summary of light absorbing and emitting pigments, proteins, and compounds in the coral--algal symbiosis.

Pigment/protein/compound	Produced by	λabs (nm)	λem (nm)	Reference
Chlorophyll a	Symbiodinium	435a–440b (670–680a,b)	678c, (735c)	Govindjee and Braun, 1974; Iglesias-Prieto et al., 1993; Bricaud et al., 2004
Chlorophyll c2	Symbiodinium	450–460b	644d	Iglesias-Prieto et al., 1993; Bricaud et al., 2004; Johnsen et al., 2011
Peridinin	Symbiodinium	478–500b	NA	Bricaud et al., 2004; Johnsen et al., 2011
Diadinoxanthin	Symbiodinium	460b(~490b)	NA	Bricaud et al., 2004
Diatoxanthin	Symbiodinium	449e (475e)	NA	Bricaud et al., 2004
β-carotene	Symbiodinium	460b (~490b)	NA	Bricaud et al., 2004
CFP	Coral	404–477	483–495	Salih et al., 2000; Alieva et al., 2008; D’Angelo et al., 2008; Gruber et al., 2008; Roth et al., 2013
GFP	Coral	470–512	497–525	Salih et al., 2000; Matz et al., 2002; Mazel et al., 2003; Alieva et al., 2008; D’Angelo et al., 2008; Gruber et al., 2008; Roth et al., 2010, 2013
RFP	Coral	556–597	572–609	Salih et al., 2000; Matz et al., 2002; Mazel et al., 2003; Alieva et al., 2008; D’Angelo et al., 2008; Gruber et al., 2008; Palmer et al., 2009b
CP	Coral	560–590	NA	Dove et al., 1995; Matz et al., 2002; Alieva et al., 2008; D’Angelo et al., 2008
MAAs	Coral/Symbiodinium	310–360	NA	Shick and Dunlap, 2002; Shinzato et al., 2011

Secondary peaks listed in parentheses.

^aMeasured in algal cells.

^bEstimated in vivo absorption.

^cMeasured in purified thylakoid membranes.

^dMeasured in purified PSII.

^eMeasured in ethanol extracts.