Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes

Phagocytosis of microbial symbionts supports embryonic nutrition in the sponge Halichondria panicea

Abstract Animals associate with microbial symbionts that play crucial roles in their nutrition and development, yet their function during gametogenesis and embryogenesis remains poorly understood. Here, we investigate host–symbiont dynamics throughout the reproductive cycle of th...