>Chlorophyl a/b as in terrestrial plants and macroalgae. Are the
>photosenthetic requirements of corals the same as wheat and soy bean?

and

>But I have a question, is the zooxanthellae a algae that  uses the same
>clorofill than regular plants? becouse I red than they are not alike

The dominant photosynthesis pigments for zooxanthellae include chlorophyll
a and c2, peridinin, beta-carotene, diadinoxanthin, zeaxanthin, and some
xanthopylls.  Most of the carotenoids, which are the last five in that
list, absorb somewhere around 450nm.  Chlorophyll absorbs around there as
well, with a second peak around 650nm.

>DBW, thanks for the info, I apreciated it.
>Sorry if I give a bud answer but that was what I red, anyway I like to 
>learn, that is why I am in the forum

No problem, that is hopefully the reason everyone is here, to learn, myself
included.  And it was not aimed as a criticism of you in anyway.  Some good
has certainly come of this :-), because I myself as a consequence have been
learning more about zooxanthellae and photosynthesis ;-)

Catch ya,

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