Symbiosis

Uncovering the diversity, evolution, and functional roles of the microbial eukaryotes — corallicolids, algae, ciliates, and more — that live within corals and shape holobiont health.

Characterising the microbial eukaryotes — protists — that live in and on marine animals across the full symbiotic spectrum, from mutualists to parasites, and building the tools to detect them.