In a recent study I observed one Rhodophyta species that had an intense iridescence in nature. However, in laboratory culture the iridescence disappeared, this could be a tool to understand the ecophysiological meaning of these structural colors.
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Hello Levi,
Have you read the paper Chandler et al. 2015 on Chondrus crispus? It would certainly be interesting to manipulate the species in culture under different light regimes for example.
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Juliet
Hello Levi,
I have never worked with macroalgae, but one facet that might explain the difference you observed is the microbial community associated with macroalgae. For marine sponges, specially the bacterial community plays essential roles for the adaptation and survival of the hosts.
Best wishes,
Cris
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