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A type of symbiotic relationship where one organism is capable of photosynthesis
Photosymbiosis is a type of
symbiosis where one of the
organisms is capable of
photosynthesis.
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Examples of photosymbiotic relationships include those in
lichens,
plankton,
ciliates, and many
marine organisms including
corals,
fire corals,
giant clams, and
jellyfish.
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Photosymbiosis is important in the development, maintenance, and
evolution of
terrestrial and
aquatic
ecosystems, for example in
biological soil crusts,
soil formation, supporting highly diverse microbial populations in
soil and
water, and
coral reef growth and maintenance.
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When one organism lives within another symbiotically it’s called
endosymbiosis. Photosymbiotic relationships where
microalgae and/or
cyanobacteria live within a
heterotrophic
host organism, are believed to have led to
eukaryotes acquiring photosynthesis and to the
evolution of
plants.
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