Shuqing Si, Xiaojun Zhang, Yang Yu, Xiaoyun Zhong, Xiaoxi Zhang, Jianbo Yuan, Ka Hou Chu, Fuhua Li
{"title":"Molecular mechanisms of Mmd2 gene in regulating growth of the Pacific white shrimp <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>.","authors":"Shuqing Si, Xiaojun Zhang, Yang Yu, Xiaoyun Zhong, Xiaoxi Zhang, Jianbo Yuan, Ka Hou Chu, Fuhua Li","doi":"10.1007/s42995-024-00273-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-024-00273-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Growth of the Pacific white shrimp <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>, the most important farmed crustacean, has consistently been a focal point for breeders. Over the past decades, some candidate genes for shrimp growth have been identified. However, further research is needed to elucidate the molecular regulatory mechanism of these genes. <i>LvMmd2</i> was previously identified as a candidate gene that may inhibit the growth of <i>L. vannamei</i>. In this study, we analyzed the genotype and expression of the <i>LvMmd2</i> gene in a breeding family and indicated its role as a growth-inhibiting gene. We found that LvMmd2 co-localized with its homolog LvPAQR3 at the Golgi apparatus. Using co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) and DUAL membrane system yeast two-hybrid (MbY2H), we indicated the interactions between LvMmd2 and LvPAQR3, LvPAQR3 and LvRaf1, as well as LvMmd2 and LvRho. These results suggest that <i>LvMmd2</i> directly and indirectly regulates the Ras signaling pathway. Furthermore, we show that the <i>LvMmd2</i> gene may indirectly affect the PI3K/AKT, insulin, and Hippo signaling pathways to regulate cell proliferation and differentiation via LvPAQR3 and LvRaf1. Through transcriptome and MbY2H analyses, we have also revealed the interaction between LvMmd2 and proteins involved in growth, immunity, protein transport, synthesis, and modification. These findings demonstrate the various molecular pathways through which <i>LvMmd2</i> regulates <i>L. vannamei</i> growth. This study provides insights into the mechanism of shrimp growth regulated by <i>Mmd2</i>, enhances our understanding of <i>LvMmd2</i> function, and highlights its potential application in shrimp breeding.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-024-00273-7.</p>","PeriodicalId":53218,"journal":{"name":"Marine Life Science & Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"50-65"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11871217/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tingting Xu, Xianyong Zhao, Thomas Loch, Jiancheng Zhu, Wei Wang, Xinliang Wang, Chong Wang, Gangzhou Fan, Bin Hao, Jichang Zhang, Wenxiu Zhao, Melba G Bondad-Reantaso, Victoria Alday-Sanz, Qingli Zhang
{"title":"RNA virus diversity highlights the potential biosecurity threat posed by Antarctic krill.","authors":"Tingting Xu, Xianyong Zhao, Thomas Loch, Jiancheng Zhu, Wei Wang, Xinliang Wang, Chong Wang, Gangzhou Fan, Bin Hao, Jichang Zhang, Wenxiu Zhao, Melba G Bondad-Reantaso, Victoria Alday-Sanz, Qingli Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s42995-024-00270-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-024-00270-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antarctic krill <i>Euphausia superba</i>, one of the most abundant species on the planet, is a keystone species of the Southern Ocean ecosystem. In the present study, we analyzed the RNA virome of Antarctic krill via metatranscription methods. The results showed that only 0.39% (49/12, 558) of the resultant unigenes could be assigned to known viral taxa, which were most similar to 17 known viruses, including nine invertebrate viruses, two vertebrate viruses, three protozoan viruses and three mycoviruses. However, most of the detected viruses possessed low amino acid similarity with counterparts in the viral databases. <i>Penaeus vannamei</i> picornavirus (PvPV; Family Picornaviridae) and covert mortality nodavirus (CMNV; Family Nodaviridae) were the two most abundant viruses in the Antarctic krill RNA virome. Notably, PvPV and CMNV are known pathogens to multiple aquatic animals according to epidemiological survey and exposure experiments, whereby PvPV positive krill caused clinical symptoms and histopathological lesions to <i>P. vannamei</i> and similarly, CMNV infection altered the swimming and feeding behavior of parent marine medaka <i>Oryzias melastigma</i> and caused tissue damage and even spinal curvature of the offspring. Results herein reveal, for the first time, the high abundance and taxonomic diversity of viruses in Antarctic krill while simultaneously highlighting the risk of an important virus reservoir to global aquaculture, and the potential impact on animals in the Antarctic ecosystem.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-024-00270-w.</p>","PeriodicalId":53218,"journal":{"name":"Marine Life Science & Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"96-109"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11871207/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Genomic evidence for demographic fluctuations, genetic burdens and adaptive divergence in fourfinger threadfin <i>Eleutheronema rhadinum</i>.","authors":"Jie Xiao, Wen-Xiong Wang","doi":"10.1007/s42995-024-00276-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-024-00276-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Declining populations and bottlenecks lead to the accumulation of deleterious mutations in fish populations. These processes also trigger genetic purging, which is a key genetic factor in reducing the deleterious burdens and increasing population viability. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence on the interaction between demographic history and the genome-wide pattern of deleterious variations. Here, we generated genome resequencing data of <i>Eleutheronema rhadinum</i> from China and Thailand, representing the major distribution of the species' southern regions. <i>E. rhadinum</i> had exceptionally low genome-wide variability and experienced dramatic population expansions followed by continuous declines. The geographical divergence, which occurred ~ 23,000 years ago, shaped different demographic trajectories and generated different regional patterns of deleterious mutations in China and Thailand populations. Several lines of evidence revealed that this geographical pattern of deleterious mutation was driven by the purging of highly deleterious mutations. We showed that purifying selection had inbreeding-associated fitness costs and was more efficient against missense mutations in the Thailand population, which had the lowest genetic burden of homozygous deleterious mutations. Multiple evolutionarily conserved protein domains were disrupted by the loss-of-function mutations, posing a high probability of gene functionality elimination. Moreover, thermal and salinity genes (<i>Trpm3</i>, <i>Nek4</i>, <i>Gtf2f2</i>, <i>Cldn14</i>) were identified in genomic divergence regions of <i>E. rhadinum</i> among China and Thailand populations. Our findings highlight the importance of demographic history factors shaping the geographical patterns of deleterious mutations. The results serve to deepen our understanding of the adaptive evolution and divergence of <i>E. rhadinum</i> with implications for other marine fish.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-024-00276-4.</p>","PeriodicalId":53218,"journal":{"name":"Marine Life Science & Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"66-78"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11871173/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laura Cervera, Marta Arizcun, Luis Mercado, Alberto Cuesta, Elena Chaves-Pozo
{"title":"Hepcidin peptide controls the inflammatory response induced by betanodavirus infection and improves European sea bass (<i>Dicentrachus labrax</i>) survival.","authors":"Laura Cervera, Marta Arizcun, Luis Mercado, Alberto Cuesta, Elena Chaves-Pozo","doi":"10.1007/s42995-024-00262-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-024-00262-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nervous necrosis virus (NNV) is the etiological agent of viral encephalopathy and retinopathy in many fish species, including European sea bass (<i>Dicentrachus labrax</i>) and is of great economic losses to fish farmers. To solve this problem in fish production, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been identified as potential candidates for NNV treatment in aquaculture. Hepcidin (Hamp) is one of the most promising AMPs. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the therapeutic application of Hamp synthetic peptide after NNV challenge. Hamp was able to significantly increase survival rates and ameliorate clinical signs of the disease, though the viral levels, determined by viral replication and immunolocalization, were not affected. Synthetic Hamp increased the immunoglobulin M (IgM) and AMP protein levels in serum and some tissues respect to the levels found in NNV-infected fish. However, Hamp peptide decreased the NNV-induced bactericidal activity. At the gene level, Hamp exerted anti-inflammatory properties, reducing the pro-inflammatory response orchestrated by NNV, probably preventing neuronal damage. Apart from this, Hamp up-regulated the expression of adhesion molecules that facilitated the recruitment of immune cells, namely T helper and B cells, probably to orchestrate the adaptive response. To conclude, Hamp immunomodulatory properties and therapeutic application against NNV are very promising for its use in aquaculture.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-024-00262-w.</p>","PeriodicalId":53218,"journal":{"name":"Marine Life Science & Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"110-119"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11871212/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yan Wang, Zhen Wang, Wen-Xiao Zhao, Xiao-Jie Yuan, Yang Yu, Peng Wang, Min Wang, Andrew McMinn, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Ming Peng, Hui-Hui Fu, Xiu-Lan Chen
{"title":"<i>Trans</i>-4-hydroxy-L-proline catabolism by <i>Pseudomonadota</i> in the ocean.","authors":"Yan Wang, Zhen Wang, Wen-Xiao Zhao, Xiao-Jie Yuan, Yang Yu, Peng Wang, Min Wang, Andrew McMinn, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Ming Peng, Hui-Hui Fu, Xiu-Lan Chen","doi":"10.1007/s42995-024-00272-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-024-00272-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Free <i>trans</i>-4-hydroxy-L-proline (T4LHyp), a non-proteinogenic amino acid, is mainly released from the degradation of collagen, hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins, and some peptide antibiotics in nature. Although it has been known that some terrestrial bacteria utilize T4LHyp as carbon and nitrogen source via a T4LHyp gene cluster, which and how marine microorganisms catabolize T4LHyp still remains unclear. Here, five T4LHyp-utilizing marine bacterial strains, <i>Halomonas</i> sp. 5021, <i>Salinicola</i> sp. 4072, <i>Alteromonas</i> sp. 6022, <i>Alteromonas</i> sp. 5112 and <i>Alteromonas</i> sp. 30521, were isolated from hydrothermal vent sediment samples collected from the southwest Indian Ocean. While <i>Halomonas</i> sp. 5021 can utilize T4LHyp as both a nitrogen and carbon source, the other four strains can utilize T4LHyp as only a nitrogen source. Then, the T4LHyp catabolic mechanisms of <i>Halomonas</i> sp. 5021 and <i>Salinicola</i> sp. 4072, as a representative of the four strains, were further investigated by genomic, transcriptional, and biochemical analyses. <i>Halomonas</i> sp. 5021 adopts an intact T4LHyp gene cluster containing four enzymes to catabolize T4LHyp into NH<sub>3</sub> and α-ketoglutarate to provide nitrogen and carbon sources for its growth. Compared to <i>Halomonas</i> sp. 5021, <i>Salinicola</i> sp. 4072 lacks an α-KGSA dehydrogenase gene in the T4LHyp gene cluster and can only catabolize T4LHyp into NH<sub>3</sub> and α-ketoglutarate semialdehyde to provide a nitrogen source for its growth. Bioinformatic investigation showed that the 5021-like and 4072-like T4LHyp gene clusters are predominantly found in bacteria from <i>Pseudomonadota</i>, which are widely distributed in multiple marine habitats. Thus, <i>Pseudomonadota</i> bacteria are likely the dominant group to drive the recycling and mineralization of T4LHyp in the ocean.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-024-00272-8.</p>","PeriodicalId":53218,"journal":{"name":"Marine Life Science & Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"187-202"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11871167/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuerong Chen, Jianmin Xie, Min Yang, Runlin Cai, Chao Cai, Yongliang Gan, Jude Juventus Aweya, Guanjing Cai, Hui Wang
{"title":"Marine <i>Flavobacteriaceae</i> produce zeaxanthin via the mevalonate pathway.","authors":"Yuerong Chen, Jianmin Xie, Min Yang, Runlin Cai, Chao Cai, Yongliang Gan, Jude Juventus Aweya, Guanjing Cai, Hui Wang","doi":"10.1007/s42995-024-00268-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-024-00268-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Zeaxanthin, an oxygenated carotenoid derivative with potent antioxidative properties, is produced by many organism taxa. <i>Flavobacteriaceae</i> are widely distributed in marine environments; however, the zeaxanthin biosynthesis property in this family remains incompletely explored. Here, we characterized zeaxanthin production by marine <i>Flavobacteriaceae</i> strains and elucidated underlying molecular mechanisms. Eight <i>Flavobacteriaceae</i> strains were isolated from the phycosphere of various dinoflagellates. Analyses of the zeaxanthin production in these strains revealed yields ranging from 5 to 3289 µg/g of dry cell weight. Genomic and molecular biology analyses revealed the biosynthesized zeaxanthin through the mevalonate (MVA) pathway diverging from the 2-<i>C</i>-methyl-d-erythritol-4-phosphate (MEP) pathway commonly observed in most Gram-negative bacteria. Furthermore, comprehensive genome analyses of 322 culturable marine Flavobacteriale strains indicated that the majority of <i>Flavobacteriaceae</i> members possess the potential to synthesize zeaxanthin using precursors derived from the MVA pathway. These data provide insight into the zeaxanthin biosynthesis property in marine <i>Flavobacteriaceae</i> strains, highlighting their ecological and biotechnological relevance.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-024-00268-4.</p>","PeriodicalId":53218,"journal":{"name":"Marine Life Science & Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"132-143"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11871244/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jiawei Gao, Rong Bi, Julian P Sachs, Yaoyao Wang, Yang Ding, Hong Che, Jing Zhang, Peng Yao, Jie Shi, Meixun Zhao
{"title":"Assessing the interaction of oceanic and riverine processes on coastal phytoplankton dynamics in the East China Sea.","authors":"Jiawei Gao, Rong Bi, Julian P Sachs, Yaoyao Wang, Yang Ding, Hong Che, Jing Zhang, Peng Yao, Jie Shi, Meixun Zhao","doi":"10.1007/s42995-024-00260-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-024-00260-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The interaction of riverine inputs and ocean current systems causes complex spatiotemporal variations in phytoplankton dynamics in marginal seas of the northwest Pacific Ocean, yet quantitative assessments of these variations and their causes remain limited. Here we evaluate phytoplankton biomass and community structure changes using lipid biomarkers, accompanying ocean circulation and nutrient variations in surface waters collected in spring and summer of 2017-2018 at 118 sites in the East China Sea off the Zhejiang coast. High biomass of diatoms, inferred from brassicasterol concentrations, shifted from the south in spring to the north in summer, while high dinoflagellate biomass, inferred from dinosterol concentrations, occurred mainly in the Changjiang (Yangtze) River plume and adjacent areas in both seasons. Seasonal variation in phytoplankton distribution was linked to the spatial extents of water masses such as the Changjiang Diluted Water (CDW) and the intrusion of the Kuroshio Subsurface Water (KSSW). A three end-member mixing model was applied to quantify water mass contributions. The results showed that an increase in the KSSW (from 0 to 40%) and a decrease in the CDW (from 100 to 20%) resulted in a significant (20%) increase in diatom proportions and a significant (20%) decrease in dinoflagellate proportions. Dinoflagellate proportions were highest in the CDW-dominated region, while diatoms and total phytoplankton biomass were higher in the CDW-KSSW mixing region and the KSSW-dominated region. This study highlights the dynamic response of the phytoplankton community to water mass changes in marginal seas that can aid coastal ecosystem management.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-024-00260-y.</p>","PeriodicalId":53218,"journal":{"name":"Marine Life Science & Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"157-175"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11871228/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mingzhen Ma, Danxu Tang, Wen Song, Lifang Li, Igor V Dovgal, Khaled A S Al-Rasheid, Hunter N Hines, Ying Yan
{"title":"Investigating the psammophilic karyorelictean ciliate families Kentrophoridae and Cryptopharyngidae (Protista, Ciliophora): molecular phylogeny, geographic distributions and a brief revision including descriptions of a new genus, a new species and a new combination.","authors":"Mingzhen Ma, Danxu Tang, Wen Song, Lifang Li, Igor V Dovgal, Khaled A S Al-Rasheid, Hunter N Hines, Ying Yan","doi":"10.1007/s42995-024-00266-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-024-00266-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psammophillic ciliates are an integral part of the foodweb despite being underrepresented in terms of molecular phylogeny and modern taxonomy. To investigate the karyorelictean group, sampling was conducted in interstitial marine habitats in China for ciliates living between the sand grains, resulting in an examination of the families Cryptopharyngidae Jankowski, 1980 and Kentrophoridae Jankowski, 1980. Three species, i.e., <i>Cryptopharynx setigerus</i> Kahl, 1928, <i>Kentrophoros fasciolatus</i> (Sauerbrey, 1928) Foissner, 1995 and <i>K. fistulosus</i> (Fauré-Fremiet, 1950) Foissner, 1995, are clearly recognized as being cosmopolitan, while other species await further recording. Phylogenetic analyses were carried out based on updated data. These revealed that the families Cryptopharyngidae and Kentrophoridae are closely related, and most genera studied are monophyletic, although <i>Cryptopharynx qingdaoensis</i> n. sp. is located within the Kentrophoridae branch. Brief revisions of two genera, namely <i>Cryptopharynx</i> Kahl, 1928 and <i>Kentrophoros</i> Sauerbrey, 1928, are provided including keys to the identification of nine species belonging to the former and 12 species belonging to the latter. One new genus, <i>Parakentrophoros</i> n. gen., and one new species, <i>Cryptopharynx qingdaoensis</i> n. sp., are described and a new combination, <i>Parakentrophoros canalis</i> (Wright, 1982) n. comb., is established. Finally, it appears that the subapical oral apparatus undergoes a gradual degeneration process from Cryptopharyngidae to Kentrophoridae.</p>","PeriodicalId":53218,"journal":{"name":"Marine Life Science & Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"23-49"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11871183/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mingjian Liu, Limin Jiang, Zhe Zhang, Fan Wei, Honggang Ma, Zigui Chen, Khaled A S Al-Rasheid, Hunter N Hines, Chundi Wang
{"title":"Linking multi-gene and morphological data in the subclass Scuticociliatia (Protista, Ciliophora) with establishment of the new family Homalogastridae fam. nov.","authors":"Mingjian Liu, Limin Jiang, Zhe Zhang, Fan Wei, Honggang Ma, Zigui Chen, Khaled A S Al-Rasheid, Hunter N Hines, Chundi Wang","doi":"10.1007/s42995-024-00264-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-024-00264-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Scuticociliatia is one of the most species-rich subclasses in the phylum Ciliophora. The evolutionary relationships among Scuticociliatia groups have long been very unclear due to the homogeneity of morphology and insufficiency of molecular data. With morphological and multi-gene-based molecular data presented here, the evolutionary phylogeny of several Scuticociliatia taxa that were hitherto especially poorly defined is analyzed and discussed. The results indicate: (1) all scuticociliates cluster into two well supported and one poorly supported group, representing three order-level taxa; (2) with the support of both morphological and molecular data, a new family Homalogastridae fam. nov. is proposed in the order Philasterida; (3) <i>Parauronema</i> is formally transferred to Uronematidae and <i>Potomacus</i> is treated as <i>incertae sedis</i> in the order Philasterida, therefore Parauronematidae is proposed to be a junior synonym of Uronematidae; (4) the genus <i>Madsenia</i> and the species <i>Parauronema longum</i> and <i>Pseudocyclidium longum</i> are treated as <i>incertae sedis</i>, while the genus <i>Protophyra</i> should be maintained in the family Ancistridae. In addition, the putative secondary structure of internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) of representative taxa from the three orders of Scuticociliatia are analyzed, and consensus structures and nucleotide composition in each order are exhibited.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-024-00264-8.</p>","PeriodicalId":53218,"journal":{"name":"Marine Life Science & Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11871206/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xindong Pan, Yong Chen, Tao Jiang, Jian Yang, Yongjun Tian
{"title":"Correction: Otolith biogeochemistry reveals possible impacts of extreme climate events on population connectivity of a highly migratory fish, Japanese Spanish mackerel <i>Scomberomorus niphonius</i>.","authors":"Xindong Pan, Yong Chen, Tao Jiang, Jian Yang, Yongjun Tian","doi":"10.1007/s42995-024-00267-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42995-024-00267-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1007/s42995-024-00229-x.].</p>","PeriodicalId":53218,"journal":{"name":"Marine Life Science & Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"203"},"PeriodicalIF":5.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11871180/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}