Giada Tortorelli

Cell surface carbohydrates of symbiotic dinoflagellates and their role in the establishment of cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis.

Giada Tortorelli, Carsten Rautengarten, Antony Bacic, Gabriela Segal, Berit Ebert, Simon K Davy, Madeleine JH van Oppen, Geoffrey I McFadden

Journal article  |  2021  |  ISME J

Symbiodiniaceae algae are often photosymbionts of reef-building corals. The establishment of their symbiosis resembles a microbial..

Exaiptasia diaphana from the great barrier reef: a valuable resource for coral symbiosis research

Ashley M Dungan, Leon M Hartman, Giada Tortorelli, Roy Belderok, Annika M Lamb, Lynn Pisan, Geoffrey I McFadden, Linda L Blackall, Madeleine JH van Oppen

Journal article  |  2020  |  SYMBIOSIS

The sea anemone, Exaiptasia diaphana, previously known as Exaiptasia pallida or Aiptasia pallida, has become increasingly popular ..

Host Genotypic Effect on Algal Symbiosis Establishment in the Coral Model, the Anemone Exaiptasia diaphana, From the Great Barrier Reef

Giada Tortorelli, Roy Belderok, Simon K Davy, Geoffrey McFadden, Madeleine JH van Oppen

Journal article  |  2020  |  FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

The mutualistic symbiosis between cnidarians and photosynthetic dinoflagellates supports one of the most diverse ecosystems on the..

Reproduction of the Azooxanthellate Coral Caryophyllia inornata Is Not Affected by Temperature Along an 850 km Gradient on the Western Italian Coast

Chiara Marchini, Giada Tortorelli, Elena Guidi, Valentina Airi, Giuseppe Falini, Zvy Dubinsky, Stefano Goffredo

Journal article  |  2020  |  FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that ocean surface temperature will rise of 0.6–2.0°C by 2100. Ocea..

Dissecting the establishment of symbiotic partnership between algae and animals that powers coral reefs

Giada Tortorelli

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2020

All organisms on Earth engage in microbial symbioses. These alliances between animals and microbes are situated along a continuum ..