Blue-green algalike cells associated with the tunic of Ciona intestinalis L.
Certain organisms resembling blue-green algae embedded in the tunic of the solitary ascidian Ciona intestinalis L. are described. Their probable symbiotic role as related to the peculiar habitat of this ascidian is suggested.
D000818:Animals; D002938:Ciona intestinalis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013559:Symbiosis; D014561:Urochordata / Q000382:microbiology*