K~(+)、Cr~(6+)对网纹藤壶幼虫发育和存活的影响

以华南沿海污损生物群落优势种网纹藤壶(Balanus reticulatus)的幼虫为研究对象,探讨钾、铬2种金属离子对其幼虫存活及发育的影响。实验所用金属离子溶液是将K+和Cr6+母液添加到过滤消毒海水中配制。将活泼健壮的网纹藤壶无节幼虫置于上述溶液中,以亚心形扁藻(Platymonas subcordiformis)为饵料于30℃左右的黑暗环境中培养5d,镜检观察记录幼虫发育状况并进行统计分析。结果表明,K+对网纹藤壶幼虫发育和存活的影响均不明显;而Cr6+对幼虫发育具有一定的毒杀和抑制作用,不仅幼虫存活率低于对照组,而且金星幼虫所占百分率也低于对照组。     

厦门港网纹藤壶的生物学研究Ⅰ.繁殖、附着与生长

网纹藤壶Balanus reticulatus Utinomi是属甲壳动物蔓足类,系热带、亚热带暖水种,广泛分布在我国的东、南沿海,是船底主要污损生物之一,与国防、航运、水产养殖关系甚大。 国外对藤壶生物学的研究较多,但多偏重于欧美沿岸潮间带的温水种,如欧洲藤壶Balanus balanoides、缺刻藤壶B. crenatus、致密藤壶B. improvisus、B. hameri和小藤壶     

藤壶金星幼虫附着变态机制

藤壶属节肢动物门(Arthropoda)甲壳亚门(Crustacea)蔓足下纲(Cirripedia)围胸总目(Thoracica), 具备特殊的形态结构、生活史和种群生态特征,是最主要的海洋污损生物。其幼虫阶段通常经历6期无节幼体和1期不摄食的金星幼虫,从浮游的金星幼虫附着变态成固着的稚体是藤壶生活史中的一个关键环节。外界化学和生物因子中成体提取物、水溶性信息素、足迹、神经递质、激素、生物膜等均影响藤壶金星幼虫的附着变态;内在因子即金星幼虫的生理状态(能量储量和年龄)决定了其对外界因子的反应程度。概括了近年来藤壶附着变态生理机制和分子机制研究的进展,可为深入了解藤壶金星幼虫附着变态机制提供参考,也为开发新型、高效、环保的防污剂提供理论指导。     

饵料、盐度和温度对刺巨藤壶幼虫生长发育的影响

刺巨藤壶（Megabalanus volcano）是沿海污损生物的优势种,也是沿岸居民常食用的海鲜之一。为探究刺巨藤壶幼虫室内培养的适宜条件,采用生态学单因子梯度实验方法,研究饵料种类及密度、盐度（18、22、26、30、34、38和42）和温度（14℃、18℃、22℃、26℃、30℃和34℃）等生态因子对刺巨藤壶幼虫生长发育的影响,以Ⅵ期无节幼虫存活率、Ⅵ期无节幼虫发育时间、金星幼虫存活率、金星幼虫发育时间和金星幼虫体长等为观察指标。中肋骨条藻（Skeletonema costatum）和牟氏角毛藻（Chaetoceros muelleri）均设置5×10⁴个/mL、10×10⁴个/mL、20×10⁴个/mL、40×10⁴个/mL和80×10⁴个/mL 5个密度梯度,亚心形扁藻（Platymonas subcordiformis）设置2.5×10⁴个/mL、5×10⁴个/mL、10×10⁴个/mL、15×10⁴个/mL和20×10⁴个/mL 5个密度梯度。结果表明,3种微藻的低密度组刺巨藤壶幼虫均不能发育至金星幼虫,而达到一定的藻密度幼虫均能发育至金星幼虫阶段;幼虫发育时间随藻密度的提高而降低;幼虫存活率和金星幼虫的体长一般随藻密度的提高而增加。中肋骨条藻80×10⁴个/mL组的金星幼虫存活率高达41.33%、金星幼虫体长681.43 μm;牟氏角毛藻80×10⁴个/mL组的金星幼虫存活率高达43.67%、金星幼虫体长668.39 μm;中肋骨条藻和牟氏角毛藻是培养刺巨藤壶幼虫的适宜饵料,最适密度是40×10⁴个/mL和80×10⁴个/mL。亚心型扁藻20×10⁴个/mL组的金星幼虫存活率最高仅14.33%、金星幼虫体长仅554.60 μm,因此亚心型扁藻不是培养刺巨藤壶幼虫的适宜饵料。除18盐度组幼虫只能发育到Ⅳ期无节幼虫外,22-42各盐度组的幼虫均能发育到金星幼虫阶段,30盐度组的金星幼虫存活率最高为35.67%;幼虫发育时间各盐度组相差不大;在22和26低盐培养下,金星幼虫的体长相对较长。26-34盐度是幼虫发育的适宜盐度。14℃和34℃温度组幼虫最多发育到Ⅴ期无节幼虫,18-30℃各温度组的幼虫均能发育至金星幼虫阶段,22℃的金星幼虫存活率最高为50.67%;随着温度的提高,幼虫发育时间显著缩短;在18℃低温培养下,金星幼虫的体长相对较长。22-26℃是幼虫发育的适宜温度。总之,在合适的藻类密度、盐度和温度条件下,在室内培养刺巨藤壶无节幼虫一般在8 d可达金星幼虫阶段,金星幼虫的存活率可达35%以上。     

强潮差海域秋茄生长的宜林临界线

以国内最大潮差值的乐清湾西门岛海域为研究地点,选定黄零为1.96、1.66、1.35和1.03 m 4个高程断面,对各高程上1年生和3年生秋茄(Kandelia candel)幼苗的成活率、生长指标以及污损生物（藤壶）等因子进行了统计分析.结果表明：不同高程内,1年生和3年生秋茄幼苗的生长存在显著性差异;秋茄幼林植株上附生有白脊藤壶(Balanus albicostatus)和纹藤壶(Balanus amphitrite amphitrite)2种藤壶,其中优势种白脊藤壶在黄零1.35 m的高程对秋茄的污损最为严重.西门岛秋茄的宜林线为黄零1.66 m,即不低于当地平均海平面以上1.29 m、每个潮水周期平均淹水时间小于3.65 h的潮滩.藤壶、强潮和极端天气是该地区秋茄宜林线明显高于当地平均海平面的主要原因.     

蔓足类的生物学

介绍我国沿海岸藤壶的某些生物学特性。繁殖和附着期与附着量和水温密切相关。附着量还与光、颜色、水深和水流有关。外壳的生长分为二个阶段,生长初期外壳基底的直径迅速增长,生长后期壁板增厚,壳重迅速增加。生活史包括６期无节幼虫和１期腺介幼虫。幼体的发育时间与水温密切相关。蔓足类是滤食性动物,以浮游生物和有机碎屑为主。共栖行为在蔓足类中极为普遍,有利于种群的分布和摄食,又可得到宿主的保护。蔓足类的定向与水流     

美丽海绵提取物防污损作用

从美丽海绵分离提取了2-去氧-1-氢-1,2,4,三唑、环(脯氨酸-甘氨酸)、尿嘧啶、环(脯氨酸-丙氨酸)、6-氨基嘌呤、4-(1-苯乙基)苯酚、1-氢-1,2,4,三唑和胆甾-5-烯-3β,7α-二醇等8种化合物,并研究了其对网纹藤壶金星幼虫的影响,其中6-氨基嘌呤(7.1 μg/cm2)和4-(1-苯乙基)苯酚(5.9μg/cm2)对金星幼虫具有明显的毒杀作用.美丽海绵可能通过这些活性化合物的协同作用来防止它种生物附着污损.     

伪柔弱拟菱形藻复合群的形态分类学研究

于2007年夏季(8月)在广东省大亚湾海域观察到伪柔弱拟菱形藻复合群的6个种类:花形拟菱形藻(P.caciantha Lundholm,Moestrup Hasle)、靓纹拟菱形藻(P.calliantha Lundholm,Moestrup Hasle)、尖细拟菱形藻[P.cuspidata(Hasle)Lundholm,Moestrup Hasle]、曼氏拟菱形藻(P.mannii Amato Montresor)、伪柔弱拟菱形藻[P.pseudodelicatissima(Hasle)Lundholm,Hasle Moestrup]和中华拟菱形藻(P.sinica QiWang),其中花形拟菱形藻、靓纹拟菱形藻和曼氏拟菱形藻为我国新记录种类。对该复合群种类的形态学特征、生活习性和生态分布进行了观察和描述,并对其种类之间的形态学特征进行了比较研究。     

环境因子对大亚湾人工鱼礁上附着生物分布的影响

通过对深圳大亚湾人工鱼礁区7个月(2008-04～2008-10)挂板实验,同时监测相应的环境因子指标.以附着生物丰度数据进行了除趋势对应分析(DCA),并根据附着生物丰度数据和7个环境因子进行了典范对应分析(CCA).共鉴定出附着生物54种,物种鉴定结果表明实验试板上的常见种有华美盘管虫 (Hydroides elegans)、三角藤壶( Balanus trigonus)、细肋肌蛤(Musculus mirandus)等.DCA种类排序图可明显地看出每种附着生物都有自己的分布中心和分布区域;CCA分析结果表明深度、透明度、溶解氧是影响附着生物群落变化的最主要环境因子,其次是盐度和温度.CCA排序图较好地反映了人工鱼礁上附着生物分布与各环境因子的相互关系.     

不同磷条件对安氏伪镖水蚤的生长及摄食的影响

实验研究了海洋浮游动物桡足类安氏伪镖水蚤(Pseudodiaptomus annandalei)在分别喂食高磷和低磷扁藻(Platymonas subcordiformis)时的个体生长发育和摄食的情况。低磷扁藻(C/P=197或375,摩尔比)喂食安氏伪镖水蚤,安氏伪镖水蚤生长速率分别为g=(0.0437±0.0030)/d和g=(0.0339±0.0049)/d,高磷扁藻(C/P=78,摩尔比),安氏伪镖水蚤的生长速率为g=(0.1040±0.0395)/d。另外,从无节幼体到桡足幼体的发育所需的时间延长了1.5—2倍。就蚤体磷含量而言,在高磷条件下,个体的磷含量为干重的0.30%—0.33%,处于低磷喂养条件下的个体磷含量仅为0.08%—0.28%。结合生长速率和蚤体磷含量分析表明二者呈显著相关的线性关系。最后,在低磷条件下,无节幼体、桡足幼体和成体三个生长阶段的安氏伪镖水蚤个体的摄食率分别为150—370、695—703、648—733 cells/(ind?h),明显低于高磷条件下的790、720、728 cells/(ind?h)。据此得到结论:在磷限制条件下培养的饵料藻导致其营养价值发生了变化(C/P和C/N比值),对安氏伪镖水蚤的生长发育以及摄食率产生了显著负面影响,表明海洋桡足类安氏伪镖水蚤亦受到磷的限制。     

Species specificity of barnacle settlement-inducing proteins

We previously isolated a larval settlement-inducing protein complex (SIPC) from adult extracts of the barnacle, Balanus amphitrite using a nitrocellulose membrane settlement assay. In the present study, we found that the extracts of other adult barnacles, Megabalanus rosa and Balanus eburneus, also induced the settlement of B. amphitrite cyprids although the inductive activity was slightly lower than that of conspecific extracts. Furthermore, we examined reactivity to anti-SIPC antibody in adult extracts from six species of Japanese barnacles other than B. amphitrite, brine shrimp and eight marine sessile organisms besides barnacles. The results showed that all barnacles examined contained SIPC-like proteins with slightly different molecular weight, while the other animals did not react to the antibody by immunoblot analysis. These findings suggest that species specificity in settlement-inducing proteins of barnacles is not so strict, but these proteins are characteristic to barnacle species.     

Deep sequencing of naupliar-, cyprid- and adult-specific normalised Expressed Sequence Tag (EST) libraries of the acorn barnacle Balanus amphitrite

In order to improve the genetic characterisation of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite, normalised EST libraries for the developmental stages, viz. nauplius (a mix of instars I and II), cyprid and adult, were generated. The libraries were sequenced independently using 454 technologies and 575,666 reads were generated. For adults, 4843 unique isotigs were estimated and 6754 and 7506 in the cyprid and naupliar stage, respectively. It was found that some of the previously proposed cyprid-specific bcs genes were also expressed during the naupliar and adult stage. Furthermore, as lectins have been hypothesised to influence settlement cue recognition in barnacles, the database was searched for lectin-like isotigs. Two proteins, uniquely expressed in either the cyprid or the adult stage, matched a mannose receptor, and their nucleotide sequences were 33% and 31% identical to a lectin (BRA-3) isolated from Megabalanus rosa. Further characterisation of these genes may suggest their involvement in settlement.     

Possible molecular mechanisms of species recognition by barnacle larvae inferred from multi-specific sequencing analysis of proteinaceous settlement-inducing pheromone

Gregarious settlement is essential for reproduction and survival of many barnacles. A glycoprotein, settlement-inducing protein complex (SIPC) has been recognized as a signal for settlement and it is expressed in both conspecific adults and larvae. Although the settlement-inducing activities of SIPC are species-specific, the molecular-based mechanism by which larvae distinguish conspecific SIPC from the SIPC of other species is still unknown. Here, the complete primary structure of the SIPC of Megabalanus coccopoma, as well as the partial structure of the SIPCs of Balanus improvisus, Megabalanus rosa, and Elminius modestus are reported. These SIPCs contain highly variable regions that possibly modulate the affinity for the receptor, resulting in the species specificity of SIPC. In addition, the distribution patterns of potential N-glycosylation sites were seen to be different among the various species. Differences in such post-translational modifications may contribute to the species specificity of SIPC.     

A new look at variation in Darwin's species of acorn barnacles

Darwin's studies on barnacles, begun to satisfy his curiosity about specimens from the Beagle , but later extended to the large collections of other naturalists, lasted for 8 years and produced a set of definitive monographs. Darwin was particularly troubled over the taxonomy of two groups of acorn barnacles, Balanus tintinnabulum and B. amphitrite , which he ultimately classified as clusters of wellmarked varieties. Recent studies, based on established taxonomic methods or on statistical treatment of morphometric data, suggest these are clusters of full species and that the 'intermediate' forms are just phenotypic variants. Darwin was also troubled by the small chthamalid intertidal barnacles, which he eventually grouped as varieties of a world-wide species, Chthamalus stellatur. Gel electrophoresis and morphometrics now show this to be a heterogenous assemblage of distinct species, some very different, others closer together, all with restricted geographical range, but all showing extreme variability in the characters normally used for classification.
Darwin's difficulties with the classification of the highly varying barnacles, and his anatomical studies on these peculiar animals, must have had considerable influence on the development of his theories about natural selection, more than is usually acknowledged by writers on evolution. These 'lost years' were in fact a period of intense zoological enquiry, and Darwin's change in attitude with regard to species and variation in nature underwent a big change, as can be seen from the letters and from the differences between the early drafts written before the barnacle work and the later Natural Selection and The Origin. Whether we regard the difficult groups of Balanus as clusters of species or clusters of varieties, they still draw attention to evolutionary processes as in Darwin's day.     

Salinity effects on the growth,mortality and shell strength of Balanus amphitrite from the Salton Sea,California

The Salton Sea, the largest lake in California, has a salinity of around 43 g l-1 that is increasing by about 0.4 g l-1 y-1. A 15 month microcosm experiment was conducted to determined the effects of salinity (30, 39, 48, 57, and 65 g l-1) and tilapia ( Oreochromis mossambicus) on an assemblage of benthic and planktonic Salton Sea algae and invertebrates, including the barnacle Balanus amphitrite. Eleven months after the microcosms were established, acrylic plates containing newly settled B. amphitrite collected at the Salton Sea were placed in the microcosms to determine the effects of salinity on their growth and shell strength. The Brody-Bertalanffy growth model was fitted to the B. amphitrite growth data. Growth was fastest at 48 g l-1 and slowest at 65 g l-1. B. amphitrite grown at 39–48 g l-1 were the largest and required the greatest force to break, but the strength of the barnacle shell material declined steadily as the salinity increased. However, B. amphitrite at the higher salinities were shorter and had thicker walls relative to their diameters, which may have increased their structural stability. The effects of salinity on the mortality of adult B. amphitrite was determined in laboratory aquaria set up at 43, 60, 70, 75, 80, 90, and 100 g l-1. Salinities were achieved in two ways: by salt addition and by evaporation. Calculated 12-day LC50 values were 83 g l-1 when salinities were achieved through salt addition and 89 g l-1 when salinities were achieved through evaporation. Differences in B. amphitrite mortality between the two methods illustrate the importance of producing experimental salinity levels carefully. B. amphitrite is expected to become extinct within the Salton Sea when the salinity reaches 70–80 g l-1 and to show marked declines in abundance at salinities as low as 50 g l-1. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

SPERMIOGENESIS IN BARNACLES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ORGANIZATION OF THE ACCESSORY BODY*

Ultrastructural changes during spermiogenesis in the barnacles, Balanus amphitrite albicostatus, Balanus tintinnabulum rosa, Balanus trigonus and Tetraclita squamosa japonica, and organization of the sperm with special reference to the accessory body were studied. The Golgi complex organizes both the acrosome and the accessory body at different stages during spermiogenesis; the former is formed at the mid-spermatid stage and the latter is formed at the late spermatid stage. The arrangement of the components in the mature filiform sperm is quite unique, with the acrosome, the basal body just behind the acrosome, the axial filament parallel to a long nucleus, and a slender long mitochondrion behind the nucleus. The sperm in the anterior and posterior half of the ejaculatory duct differ from each other in form in that the sperm in the anterior duct are not equipped with the accessory body and the sperm in the posterior duct are. The accessory body can be artificially broken down by some treatments (1 M urea, alkaline sea water: pH 9.0-9.7, low ionic concentration of sea water). The loss of the accessory body from the sperm is assumed to be related to the ferti-lizability of the sperm.