Adrian Galitz, Merrick Ekins, Maggie M. Reddy, Eric Folcher, Mahé Dumas, John Butscher, Olivier P. Thomas, Oliver Voigt, Gert Wörheide, Sylvain Petek, Dirk Erpenbeck
{"title":"Molecular genetic biodiversity assessment of the Wallis Island sponge fauna in the Tropical Pacific","authors":"Adrian Galitz, Merrick Ekins, Maggie M. Reddy, Eric Folcher, Mahé Dumas, John Butscher, Olivier P. Thomas, Oliver Voigt, Gert Wörheide, Sylvain Petek, Dirk Erpenbeck","doi":"10.1017/s0025315424000432","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315424000432","url":null,"abstract":"Polynesia is a hotspot for marine biodiversity in the South Pacific Ocean, yet the distribution of many invertebrate taxa in this region is still often poorly assessed. Information on the diversity and phylogeography of sponges in particular remains limited in spite of their importance for coral reef ecosystems. Recent expeditions to the island group of Wallis and Futuna enabled the first larger-scale assessment of the Wallis Island sponge fauna, resulting in the molecular identification of 82 unique Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units (MOTUs) from 339 sponge samples based on 28S C-region rDNA and CO1 mtDNA data. Faunal comparisons with both adjacent archipelagos and more distant Indo-Pacific regions were predominantly based on the MOTUs obtained from Wallis Island ecoregions, and suggest high levels of endemism of sponges in Wallis and Futuna, corroborating previous data on the biodiversity of sponges and other marine phyla in the South Pacific. The results of this molecular taxonomic survey of the Wallis and Futuna sponge fauna aim to lay solid foundations for a sustainable ‘Blue Economy’ in Wallis and Futuna for the conservation of their local coral reefs.","PeriodicalId":17477,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141870819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Darya D. Golubinskaya, Svetlana N. Sharina, Olga M. Korn, Natalia A. Arbuzova
{"title":"The first record of the parasite Peltogaster lineata (Rhizocephala: Peltogastridae) on the hermit crab Pagurus middendorffii (Anomura: Paguridae)","authors":"Darya D. Golubinskaya, Svetlana N. Sharina, Olga M. Korn, Natalia A. Arbuzova","doi":"10.1017/s0025315424000511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315424000511","url":null,"abstract":"In Peter the Great Bay (Russian waters of the Sea of Japan), rhizocephalan barnacle <jats:italic>Peltogaster lineata</jats:italic> Shiino, 1943, a common parasite of the hermit crab <jats:italic>Pagurus brachiomastus</jats:italic> (Thallwitz, 1891), was founded for the first time on the hermit crab <jats:italic>Pagurus middendorffii</jats:italic> Brandt, 1851 (Anomura: Paguridae). Taxonomical identification of the parasite was made using morphological and molecular methods. <jats:italic>Pagurus middendorffii</jats:italic> is the sixth host of <jats:italic>P. lineata.</jats:italic>","PeriodicalId":17477,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141770670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"First record of the brachiopod Argyrotheca cuneata from a nearshore habitat at the southern coast of Türkiye","authors":"Aydin Örstan","doi":"10.1017/s0025315424000481","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315424000481","url":null,"abstract":"The brachiopod <jats:italic>Argyrotheca cuneata</jats:italic> (Brachiopoda: Megathyrididae) is reported for the first time from the southern coast of Türkiye. Twenty-three complete specimens were found in samples of shell grit taken from depths less than 5 m. The findings suggest that <jats:italic>A. cuneata</jats:italic> may be a common brachiopod species in shallow nearshore habitats along the southern coasts of the country. Widths of the largest and the smallest specimens were 3.7 mm and 0.71 mm, respectively. A comparison of shell dimensions of all specimens indicate an allometric change in the shape of <jats:italic>A. cuneata</jats:italic> during growth from being longer than wide to wider than long. The protegula preserved on the smallest specimens are described and illustrated possibly for the first time for this species.","PeriodicalId":17477,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141770671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"New distribution records of the Arctic bryozoan Uschakovia gorbunovi Kluge, 1946 in the Barents and Greenland Seas","authors":"Olga Yu. Evseeva, Alexander G. Dvoretsky","doi":"10.1017/s0025315424000535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315424000535","url":null,"abstract":"The bryozoan <jats:italic>Uschakovia gorbunovi</jats:italic> was initially characterized as a constituent member of benthic communities of the Kara and East-Siberian Seas. The academic literature reports this species in the Barents Sea, but without accurate information on sampling locations. Also, there are no previous records of this species in the northern Greenland Sea near Svalbard. Our analysis of benthic collections obtained during the past two decades revealed the occurrence of four distribution records of <jats:italic>Uschakovia gorbunovi</jats:italic> within the Barents and Greenland Sea specifying its distribution: one in the northwestern part of the area and three others in the waters surrounding Svalbard. The new distribution records may be related to inadequate sampling efforts or the expansion of this Arctic species into the Barents Sea, which may be due to either natural processes such as ocean currents, or introduction by mobile benthic species such as snow crabs.","PeriodicalId":17477,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141770539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José María Ahuatzin-Hernández, Uriel Ordóñez-López, Miguel Herrera-Rodríguez, Miguel A. Olvera-Novoa
{"title":"Occurrence of the hydromedusa Moerisia cf. inkermanica (Hydrozoa, Moerisiidae) in the ballast water of oil tankers in the Gulf of Mexico","authors":"José María Ahuatzin-Hernández, Uriel Ordóñez-López, Miguel Herrera-Rodríguez, Miguel A. Olvera-Novoa","doi":"10.1017/s002531542400050x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s002531542400050x","url":null,"abstract":"The introduction of non-native species is a constant concern around the world since it represents one of the main threats to biodiversity, impacting negatively on native populations, some of them with commercial importance. Hence, monitoring these introductions is fundamental to the management and conservation of the biodiversity of a region. Herein, we report the presence of <jats:italic>Moerisia</jats:italic> cf. <jats:italic>inkermanica</jats:italic> in the ballast water of oil tankers loaded at the Cayo Arcas oil terminal. The taxonomy of <jats:italic>Moerisia</jats:italic> members is uncertain due to the lack of comprehensive morphological descriptions and the few molecular data available. So, we provide a detailed morphological comparison among its congeners. The taxonomic identity of the specimens was determined based on the length of the perradial lobes of the manubrium, the number of tentacles, and the features of their nematocyst rings. Some Moerisids are considered invasive in different localities of the world. However, this genus had not been reported in coastal ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico over the years until now. Sampled tankers came from different ports of the region, mainly from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Therefore, we encourage systematic monitoring of these ecosystems to recognize the establishment of this species as invasive in the region, know its population dynamics over time, and evaluate the possible ecological impacts that could exert on native populations.","PeriodicalId":17477,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom","volume":"93 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141770543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Carlos Arronte, Ana Antolínez, Rafael Bañón, José Heredia, Alejandro de Carlos
{"title":"First record of Diapterus brevirostris (Teleostei: Gerridae) in Atlantic European waters: a case of introduced species","authors":"Juan Carlos Arronte, Ana Antolínez, Rafael Bañón, José Heredia, Alejandro de Carlos","doi":"10.1017/s0025315424000523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315424000523","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:italic>Diapterus brevirostris</jats:italic> (Sauvage, 1879) is a fish of the family Gerreidae, native to the tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific coast of America. A specimen of this species was captured off the coast of Asturias, Spain. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first record of the genus <jats:italic>Diapterus</jats:italic> in the North Atlantic. Given its small size (6.4 cm), it is likely that the species was present in the area for a relatively short time. Although the introduction pathway is unknown, the species' native area and the proximity of a major port to the site of capture suggest that ship's ballast water is the most likely vector of introduction.","PeriodicalId":17477,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom","volume":"349 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141770538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alice McCullough, Francesca Strano, Valerio Micaroni, Lisa Woods, James J. Bell
{"title":"Responses of the temperate calcareous sponge Grantia sp. to ocean acidification","authors":"Alice McCullough, Francesca Strano, Valerio Micaroni, Lisa Woods, James J. Bell","doi":"10.1017/s0025315424000419","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315424000419","url":null,"abstract":"Sponges are important components of marine systems globally, and while sponges have generally been shown to tolerate ocean acidification (OA), most earlier studies have focused on demosponges with siliceous skeletons. In contrast, little is known of how calcareous sponges, with calcite or aragonite skeletons, may react to OA conditions. Here we measured tissue necrosis and respiration rate of the temperate New Zealand calcareous sponge <jats:italic>Grantia</jats:italic> sp. to simulated OA. Our treatment conditions were based on the IPCC RCP8.5 (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> 1131.9 ± 113 <jats:italic>μ</jats:italic>atm) scenario over a 28 day experiment, and responses were compared to current day control conditions (<jats:italic>p</jats:italic>CO<jats:sub>2</jats:sub> 512.59 ± 23 <jats:italic>μ</jats:italic>atm). Sponge respiration rate was not significantly different between the control and treatment sponges and there was no evidence of tissue necrosis over the course of the experiment. Overall, our study is consistent with earlier studies on demosponges, showing calcareous sponges to be resilient to OA.","PeriodicalId":17477,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141196493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Sureandiran, T. H. Dave, N. K. Suyani, K. Karuppasamy
{"title":"First record of sand crab, Jonas kalpakkamensis Barathkumar, Das & Satpathy, 2016 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Corystidae) from the Western Indian Ocean with a key to the genus Jonas","authors":"B. Sureandiran, T. H. Dave, N. K. Suyani, K. Karuppasamy","doi":"10.1017/s0025315424000456","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315424000456","url":null,"abstract":"A total of five specimens of sand crab, <jats:italic>Jonas kalpakkamensis</jats:italic> Barathkumar, Das & Satpathy, 2016 were recorded for the first time from the Western Indian Ocean. The sand crab specimens were collected from the bycatch of the commercial demersal trawler targeting crustaceans at a depth of 15–50 m operated along the western region of the Gujarat coastal waters. The collected specimen consists of 3 males and 2 females and it was identified by comparing with holotype and paratype specimens. Previously, <jats:italic>J. kalpakkamensis</jats:italic> was reported from the Eastern Indian Ocean in the Bay of Bengal region but there is no report or distribution of this sand crab in the Western Indian Ocean. The detailed taxonomic diagnostic character of the sand crab, <jats:italic>J. kalpakkamensis</jats:italic> and the key for all species under the genus <jats:italic>Jonas</jats:italic> reported globally is provided in the current study.","PeriodicalId":17477,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141153470","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Age and growth of bigfin reef squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae), in Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, Indian Ocean","authors":"Mookaiah Kavitha, Geetha Sasikumar, Dhanasekaran Linga Prabu, Pappurajam Laxmilatha, Kurichithara K. Sajikumar","doi":"10.1017/s0025315424000407","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315424000407","url":null,"abstract":"Statolith growth increments were analysed in the bigfin reef squid, <jats:italic>Sepioteuthis lessoniana</jats:italic> lineage B, for estimating the age and growth in the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve (GOM), southeast coast of India. The identification of <jats:italic>S. lessoniana</jats:italic> lineage B was determined by mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase I gene sequence. The statolith increment age analysis indicated that the wild-captured squid population of <jats:italic>S. lessoniana</jats:italic> in the study area undergoes rapid growth. The age of <jats:italic>S. lessoniana</jats:italic> in males ranged from 61 (95 mm dorsal mantle length (DML)) to 220 d (390 mm DML), while it was 64 (98 mm DML) to 199 d (340 mm DML) in females. The average daily growth rate in males and females was 1.63 and 1.55 mm DML d<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup>, respectively. The instantaneous growth rate varied from 0.85 (210 d) to 4.1% (110 d) for males and 0.65 (190 d) to 3.7% (110 d) for females. The age at first maturity was 114 and 120 d for males and females, respectively. Back-calculated hatching dates and the attainment of maturity in females suggested that the reproduction of <jats:italic>S. lessoniana</jats:italic> is year-round, with two distinct spawning peaks during July–August and February months; accordingly, the hatching dates were spread throughout the year, with the presence of two cohorts. Based on the statolith data, it can be concluded that <jats:italic>S. lessoniana</jats:italic> lineage B in the GOM has a potential lifespan of up to 7 months. This finding contradicts the previous growth estimates based on length-frequency data, which underestimated the true growth potential of this species.","PeriodicalId":17477,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom","volume":"45 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141059382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paramasivam Kodeeswaran, A. Kathirvelpandian, Anil Mohapatra, T. T. Ajith Kumar
{"title":"A new species of the congrid eel genus Ariosoma (Teleostei: Anguilliformes: Congridae) from the Southeast coast of India, Bay of Bengal","authors":"Paramasivam Kodeeswaran, A. Kathirvelpandian, Anil Mohapatra, T. T. Ajith Kumar","doi":"10.1017/s0025315424000420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315424000420","url":null,"abstract":"A new species of congrid eel genus, <jats:italic>Ariosoma</jats:italic> is described here based on two mature female specimens collected from trawl by-catch landings at Thoothukudi fishing harbour, off Thoothukudi, Bay of Bengal. The new species can be easily distinguished from its congeners in having pre-anal length 48.7–49.1% TL; dorsal-fin origin just before pectoral-fin insertion; body bicoloured, pale brown dorsally and silvery white ventrally; preopercular portion dark; pectoral fin reddish with dark spot at the base; SO canal with six pores; pre-dorsal vertebrae 10–11; pre-anal vertebrae 61–64; total vertebrae 162–163. Further, the new species differs from all the congeners of Indian waters in having more total vertebrae, except <jats:italic>A. albimaculatum</jats:italic> (162–163 vs 129–153 in others; 161–164 in <jats:italic>A. albimaculatum</jats:italic>). The new species identity was also supported by molecular analyses using the mitochondrial COI gene and the result revealed that the new species is closely related to <jats:italic>Ariosoma maurostigma</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Ariosoma albimaculatum</jats:italic> with a pair-wise genetic distance of 11.4% and 11.6% followed by <jats:italic>A. melanospilos</jats:italic> with 16.8%.","PeriodicalId":17477,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom","volume":"204 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141059354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}