 Abstract, this study examined the gene expression profiles of corals from a transmission experiment with stony coral tissue loss disease, SCTLD. Five coral species were included, each with varying susceptibilities to SCTLD. The study found that SCTLD-induced increased expression of RAB7, a known marker for symbiodinium degradation, in all coral species. Additionally, symbiodineacy photosynthesis and metabolism genes were differentially expressed in all coral species in response to SCTLD infection. These results suggest that SCTLD induces symbiophagy across coral species, and that the severity of disease is influenced by symbiodineacy identity. This article was authored by Kelsey M. Beavers, Emily W. Van Buren, Ashley M. Rossin and others.