Highlights d Both the ciliate host and the algal endosymbiont gain fitness benefits d The major benefit for the host is prolonged survival under starvation d The endosymbiont benefits from host's phagotrophy and predation on the competitors d Fitness feedback between the partners evolves cooperation in algal endosymbioses
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