A collection of protocols released as part of the IOS EDGE: Functional-genomics tools for Cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis NSF grant (#1645164).Lead PIs: Virginia Weis, Oregon State UniversityMauricio Rodriguez-Lanetty, Florida International UniversityMatthew DeGennaro, Florida International UniversityArthur Grossman, Carnegie Institution for ScienceJohn Pringle, Stanford UniversityProtocols for getting started w/ the Aiptasia-Symbiodinium Model System:-General husbandry and culturing of Aiptasia and Symbiodinium in the laboratory-DNA, RNA, and protein extraction-Embedding animals for microscopy-Genotyping