UTA Studies Immune Health of Algae-Jellyfish Relationship
A new University of Texas, Arlington (UTA) study on the algae-jellyfish relationship has implications for both humans and coral reefs. Marine animals like jellyfish, corals, and sea anemones often live with algae inside their cells in a symbiotic relationship. The animals give the algae nutrients a place to live; in return, algae give the animals some of the food they make from sunlight via photosynthesis.