Hydra viridissima is a freshwater invertebrate that hosts symbiotic green algae (Chlorella sp.) in its body . The host relies on the symbiont for carbohydrates, while the s… See more

We measured population growth rates of symbiotic and aposymbiotic hydra in non-acclimated, acclimating, and acclimated states. For both symbiotic and aposymbiot… See more

We monitored symbiotic and aposymbiotic hydra contraction frequency for the first 12 h of acclimation. Eight symbiotic and eight aposymbiotic hydra were placed together into each o… See more

Non-acclimated, acclimated, and deacclimated hydra thermal tolerances were assessed by their persistence time after they were transferred from their cultivation t… See more