Why cysts of Alexandrium catenella and/or A. pacificum (Gonyaulacales, Dinophyceae) do not remain in sediments as fossils?

IF 1.7 3区地球科学 Q2 PALEONTOLOGY

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI:10.1016/j.revpalbo.2024.105161

Takuto Ando , Karin Zonneveld , Gerard J.M. Versteegh , Mika Ishigaki , Tatsuyuki Yamamoto , Kazumi Matsuoka

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Abstract

The dinoflagellate genus Alexandrium contains a number of species that produce paralytic shellfish toxins and have been the focus of attention as toxic plankton for harmless algal studies. Among Alexandrium species, A. catenella and A. pacificum form ellipsoidal-shaped resting cysts, which are preserved in marine sediments, and have attracted attention as potential seeds for future proliferation after favorable environmental conditions ~~environmental improvement.~~ However, although these cysts are preserved in surface of marine sediments, there is no record of their occurrence from solidified sediments as fossils. In order to clarify the reason for this, we investigated the differences in the chemical composition of cyst walls between colorless cyst of Alexandrium catenella/pacificum and Lingulodinium machaerophorum, Polysphaeridium zoharyi, Spiniferites spp. by measuring the thickness of cyst walls and using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman Spectroscopy. The results showed that the cyst wall of A. catenella/pacificum and L. machaerophorum were all composed of cellulosic organic matter. However, A. catenella/pacificum have the higher percentage of α −/β-glucosidic linkages and that the thickness of their cyst walls is about one-third of that of L. machaerophorum. Therefore, these are reasons for the cysts of A. catenella/pacificum being more easily degraded in the sediment.

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为什么亚力山大菌（Gonyaulacales）和/或太平洋亚力山大菌（A. pacificum）的孢囊不会作为化石留在沉积物中？

甲藻属（Alexandrium）中有许多种类会产生麻痹性贝类毒素，一直是无害藻类研究中有毒浮游生物的关注焦点。在亚历山大藻种中，A. catenella 和 A. pacificum 形成椭圆形的静止囊肿，保存在海洋沉积物中，在有利的环境条件得到改善后，作为未来增殖的潜在种子而受到关注。然而，虽然这些孢囊保存在海洋沉积物的表面，却没有记录表明它们作为化石出现在凝固的沉积物中。为了弄清其中的原因，我们通过测量囊壁的厚度，并利用傅立叶变换红外光谱（FTIR）和拉曼光谱（Raman Spectroscopy），研究了亚历山大/太平洋褐藻（Alexandrium catenella/pacificum）的无色囊壁与Lingulodinium machaerophorum、Polysphaeridium zoharyi、Spiniferites spp.的囊壁化学成分的差异。结果表明，A. catenella/pacificum 和 L. machaerophorum 的囊壁均由纤维素有机物组成。但 A. catenella/pacificum 的 α -/β -葡糖苷键比例较高，且其囊壁厚度约为 L. machaerophorum 的三分之一。因此，这些都是 A. catenella/pacificum 的包囊更容易在沉积物中降解的原因。

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Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 地学-古生物学

CiteScore

3.50

自引率

21.10%

发文量

149

审稿时长

6 months

期刊介绍： The Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology is an international journal for articles in all fields of palaeobotany and palynology dealing with all groups, ranging from marine palynomorphs to higher land plants. Original contributions and comprehensive review papers should appeal to an international audience. Typical topics include but are not restricted to systematics, evolution, palaeobiology, palaeoecology, biostratigraphy, biochronology, palaeoclimatology, paleogeography, taphonomy, palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, vegetation history, and practical applications of palaeobotany and palynology, e.g. in coal and petroleum geology and archaeology. The journal especially encourages the publication of articles in which palaeobotany and palynology are applied for solving fundamental geological and biological problems as well as innovative and interdisciplinary approaches.