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Measuring Number of Algal Symbionts in Hydra viridis

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Hydra: Research Methods

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To determine the number of symbiotic algae living within individual digestive cells, in an intact hydra, or in a population of hydra.

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Pardy, R.L. (1983). Measuring Number of Algal Symbionts in Hydra viridis . In: Lenhoff, H.M. (eds) Hydra: Research Methods. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-0596-6_57

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