Botanica MarinaPub Date : 2023-06-27DOI: 10.1515/bot-2022-0082
Sirapong Papan, S. Preedanon, S. Saengkaewsuk, A. Klaysuban, N. Kobmoo, Sittiporn Pengsakun, T. Yeemin, S. Suetrong, J. Sakayaroj
{"title":"Genetic diversity of culturable fungi associated with scleractinian corals in the Gulf of Thailand","authors":"Sirapong Papan, S. Preedanon, S. Saengkaewsuk, A. Klaysuban, N. Kobmoo, Sittiporn Pengsakun, T. Yeemin, S. Suetrong, J. Sakayaroj","doi":"10.1515/bot-2022-0082","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2022-0082","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse marine ecosystems. Diverse microbes are associated with corals, including zooxanthellae, protists, prokaryotes, and viruses. This study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity of the culturable fungi associated with scleractinian corals in the Gulf of Thailand. Ribosomal DNA sequence analysis and morphological analysis of 130 fungal isolates revealed a high diversity of fungal phylotypes from three coral species: Pavona decussata, Pocillopora damicornis and Porites lutea. Ascomycota was the most abundant fungal phylum. The predominant orders included Eurotiales, Cladosporiales, Hypocreales, Mycosphaerellales, and Diaporthales. There were eight orders of the Basidiomycota dominated by Polyporales, Hymenochaetales, Agaricales, and Wallemiales. A principal component analysis was performed to compare abundance and correlation between the fungal communities, sampling locations and coral species. The results showed that the dissimilarity of fungal communities corresponded to geographic localities. On the other hand, there was a considerable overlap between the fungal communities of different coral species. The results from this research provide information on the diversity and ecology of the fungal communities associated with scleractinian corals in the Gulf of Thailand.","PeriodicalId":9191,"journal":{"name":"Botanica Marina","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67300876","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}
Botanica MarinaPub Date : 2023-06-23DOI: 10.1515/bot-2023-0041
K. Pang, E. Jones
{"title":"Whither marine mycology: the way forward","authors":"K. Pang, E. Jones","doi":"10.1515/bot-2023-0041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2023-0041","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":9191,"journal":{"name":"Botanica Marina","volume":"0 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67300524","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}
Botanica MarinaPub Date : 2023-06-20DOI: 10.1515/bot-2023-0011
Sheng-Yu Guo, E. Jones, M. Chiang, K. Pang
{"title":"Salinity and temperature affect growth rate of Alphamyces chaetifer and Gorgonomyces haynaldii (Chytridiomycota) isolated from coastal habitats of Taiwan","authors":"Sheng-Yu Guo, E. Jones, M. Chiang, K. Pang","doi":"10.1515/bot-2023-0011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2023-0011","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Salinity and temperature are two of the key environmental variables influencing the distribution of fungi. Results from the limited research available on the effects of salinity and temperature on growth and reproduction of chytrids were inconclusive. This study investigated the combined effects of salinity (0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32) and temperature (17, 24, 30 °C) on the growth rate of Alphamyces chaetifer (isolates IMB230, IMB231, IMB232) and Gorgonomyces haynaldii (IMB233, IMB237, IMB239) cultured from low-salinity water samples collected from coastal wetlands/ponds of eastern Taiwan. All isolates grew well at salinity 4 or below, irrespective of the incubation temperatures, although some grew significantly faster at 30 °C. No growth was observed at salinity 16 or 32. At or below 4, A. chaetifer IMB230 and IMB231, isolated from the same collection site where salinity was 2, produced the fastest growth rate at these salinities while G. haynaldii IMB237 and IMB239, isolated from water samples of zero salinity, had the slowest growth rate. These results agree with previous research that chytrids are sensitive to salinity, and may explain why only 27 culturable Chytridiomycota species and allied taxa have been documented from the marine environment.","PeriodicalId":9191,"journal":{"name":"Botanica Marina","volume":"66 1","pages":"345 - 352"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41621807","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}
Botanica MarinaPub Date : 2023-06-16DOI: 10.1515/bot-2022-0085
B. Devadatha, E. Jones, D. Wanasinghe, A. Bahkali, K. Hyde
{"title":"Characterization of novel estuarine Ascomycota based on taxonomic and phylogenetic evaluation","authors":"B. Devadatha, E. Jones, D. Wanasinghe, A. Bahkali, K. Hyde","doi":"10.1515/bot-2022-0085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2022-0085","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This study introduces two new marine microfungal species, Paraloratospora marina (Phaeosphaeriaceae) and Tremateia phragmitis (Didymosphaeriaceae) based on morphological comparisons and multi-gene phylogenetic analyses. They were collected on decaying woody stems of Phragmites australis at Cardiff Bay Nature Reserve in Wales, United Kingdom. Paraloratospora marina sp. nov. is characterized by immersed, globose to subglobose ascomata with a papillate and periphysate ostiole, cylindrical to subcylindrical, thick-walled, sessile to subsessile asci, fusiform, hyaline to pale brown, 3-septate, guttulate ascospores. Tremateia phragmitis sp. nov. is characterized by semi-immersed to immersed, globose ascomata with a protruding periphysate ostiole, clavate, pedicellate, asci and ascospores that are ellipsoidal to broadly fusiform, 4–6 transversely septate, with 1–2 vertical septa, muriform, golden brown to pale brown ascospores. Dichotomopilus funicola and Pseudofusicoccum ardesiacum are recorded for the first time from marine habitats. Furthermore, based on morphological characteristics and multigene phylogenetic analyses, Phaeosphaeria spartinae was transferred to Septoriella.","PeriodicalId":9191,"journal":{"name":"Botanica Marina","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48863139","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}
Botanica MarinaPub Date : 2023-05-15DOI: 10.1515/bot-2022-0076
Yugreisy Polanco, R. Otaíza, Florence Tellier, Karla Pérez-Araneda
{"title":"Effect of sand-influence on the morphology of Mazzaella laminarioides (Rhodophyta, Gigartinales) on rocky intertidal shores","authors":"Yugreisy Polanco, R. Otaíza, Florence Tellier, Karla Pérez-Araneda","doi":"10.1515/bot-2022-0076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2022-0076","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Morphological variability is common among macroalgae. In central Chile, Mazzaella laminarioides extends throughout the intertidal rocky zones, where blades are reported to grow up to 20 cm in length. Nevertheless, in low rocky intertidal zones with sand-influence, blades are noticeably larger than in other shores without sand effect. The aim of this study was to compare the morphology of M. laminarioides blades from two different conditions. Blades collected from four sites with, and four without, sand-influence were evaluated with traditional morphometry. Results showed that blades were longer and wider in sand-influenced sites. Sand abrasion was not directly evaluated, but indirect effects such as the abundance of bare rock and of sand tolerant species were higher in areas with sand-influence. Also, long blades were restricted to sand-influenced sites, supporting the relation between these two variables. Molecular analyses using the COI marker confirmed large-bladed individuals as M. laminarioides. Results indicated that life cycle phase, seasonality and vertical height were not related to large blades. We suggest that restriction of large blades to sand-influenced sites may be related to the healing processes of basal holdfasts after suffering sand abrasion.","PeriodicalId":9191,"journal":{"name":"Botanica Marina","volume":"66 1","pages":"165 - 179"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43719094","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}
Botanica MarinaPub Date : 2023-05-01DOI: 10.1515/bot-2023-0002
T. Burel, Mathieu Helias, M. L. Le Duff
{"title":"Range expansion of some non-indigenous seaweeds along the coasts of Brittany – English Channel","authors":"T. Burel, Mathieu Helias, M. L. Le Duff","doi":"10.1515/bot-2023-0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2023-0002","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Non-indigenous seaweed species have been introduced to the coasts of Brittany, France for decades, with an increasing arrival rate since the 1970s due to both the introduction of the Pacific oyster and increased maritime traffic. In this study, seven species of red macroalgae originating from the Pacific Ocean were found in new locations around the coasts of Brittany between 2018 and 2022. The seaweed species belong to four different orders: Ceramiales (Antithamnion hubbsii, Polysiphonia morrowii, and Symphyocladiella dendroidea), Halymeniales (including Pachymeniopsis lanceolata and Polyopes lancifolius), Rhodymeniales (Botryocladia wrightii), and Gigartinales (Solieria sp.). The dispersal mode and putative invasive potential of each species were examined, and the species were described in terms of their macroscopic and microscopic appearance and habitat. These finds result from a combination of citizen science and long-term monitoring. Used together, these two approaches can aid in the detection of these species on other European coasts and in understanding their dispersion.","PeriodicalId":9191,"journal":{"name":"Botanica Marina","volume":"66 1","pages":"151 - 164"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46799352","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}
Botanica MarinaPub Date : 2023-04-25Epub Date: 2023-02-27DOI: 10.1515/bot-2022-0074
James E Kaldy, Cayla Sullivan, Angel Dieppa, Ivelisse Cappielo Cosme, Marco Orizondo Lugo, Michael Schiebout
{"title":"First record of Phytomyxid infection of the non-native seagrass <i>Halophila stipulacea</i> in Puerto Rico.","authors":"James E Kaldy, Cayla Sullivan, Angel Dieppa, Ivelisse Cappielo Cosme, Marco Orizondo Lugo, Michael Schiebout","doi":"10.1515/bot-2022-0074","DOIUrl":"10.1515/bot-2022-0074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Halophila stipulacea</i> is an invasive seagrass in the Caribbean Sea that also harbors a phytomyxid endoparasite. Phytomyxean parasites are known to cause disease in agricultural crops and are documented to form galls in some seagrass species. Here we make the first report of phytomyxid infection of <i>Halophila stipulacea</i> in the Bahía de Jobos in Salinas, Puerto Rico. We found phytomyxid infected <i>H. stipulacea</i> at 3 of 5 sites examined; expanding the documented range of the <i>Marinomyxa marina</i> phytomyxid infection by almost 400 km from where it was first documented in 2018. Presence of the endoparasite has not impeded <i>H. stipulacea</i> dispersal and continued expansion of <i>H. stipulacea</i> will likely spread both the host seagrass and the endoparasite.</p>","PeriodicalId":9191,"journal":{"name":"Botanica Marina","volume":"66 2","pages":"93-97"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9999447/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9587640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Botanica MarinaPub Date : 2023-04-24DOI: 10.1515/bot-2023-0009
Nataly Quiroz-González, L. G. Aguilar-Estrada, J. A. Acosta-Calderon, Lucía Álvarez‐Castillo, Fernando Arriola-Álvarez
{"title":"Biodiversity of epiphytic marine macroalgae in Mexico: composition and current status","authors":"Nataly Quiroz-González, L. G. Aguilar-Estrada, J. A. Acosta-Calderon, Lucía Álvarez‐Castillo, Fernando Arriola-Álvarez","doi":"10.1515/bot-2023-0009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2023-0009","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Marine epiphyte studies in Mexico, including macroalgae, are lacking in the published literature. Floristic studies have been mainly focused on identifying the algae growing on rocky substrata, and epiphytic algae have been recorded, but only occasionally. The aim of this work is to establish the current state of knowledge of the epiphytic macroalgae and their hosts on the Mexican coasts. A systematic revision of the literature published from 1950 to 2021 is also reported, the literature information is included, and the composition, species richness, current state of knowledge of the epiphytic marine macroalgae, and their relationship with the various marine Mexican ecoregions are reported. Sixty-one publications since 1950 included at least one record of epiphytic macroalgae. In this study, 615 species of epiphytic macroalgae and 224 species of hosts for Mexico are reported. This checklist will provide a baseline for future taxonomic and biogeographic studies of the epiphytic marine algae in the country.","PeriodicalId":9191,"journal":{"name":"Botanica Marina","volume":"66 1","pages":"181 - 189"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43065320","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}
Botanica MarinaPub Date : 2023-04-24DOI: 10.1515/bot-2022-0054
Sze-Looi Song, H. Yong, T. Tan, P. Lim, S. Phang
{"title":"Genetic differentiation of Gracilaria changii and Gracilaria firma (Gracilariaceae, Rhodophyta) based on chloroplast genome","authors":"Sze-Looi Song, H. Yong, T. Tan, P. Lim, S. Phang","doi":"10.1515/bot-2022-0054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2022-0054","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The Gracilariaceae are important in the biotechnology industry and microbiology research. Some Gracilaria species are difficult to identify morphologically and molecular phylogenetic data hold a key role in species level identification. In this study, the chloroplast genomes of G. changii and G. salicornia from the Peninsular Malaysia were sequenced to compare with the published taxa in order to gain a better understanding of the phylogenetic questions regarding the red algae, particularly G. changii and G. firma. Phylogenetic analysis for 66 plastid genes showed that G. changii from Malaysia formed a sister lineage with G. firma with a genetic distance of 0.43 %. However, there was a genetic distance of p = 4.32 % between the Malaysian and Philippine samples of G. changii, indicating they are genetically distinct. Five chloroplast genes (petF, rps12, rps14, rpl18 and petB) showed higher variation of genetic distance between Malaysian G. changii and G. firma (p = 1.23–2.00 %) and the intraspecific variation in G. salicornia from Peninsular Malaysia and Hawaii varies from p = 0–0.31 %. The lack of overlap between the intraspecific genetic distance of Malaysian G. changii and interspecific genetic distance of Malaysian G. changii-G. firma indicates that G. changii and G. firma are not conspecific.","PeriodicalId":9191,"journal":{"name":"Botanica Marina","volume":"66 1","pages":"191 - 199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42203356","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}