香港巨牡蛎和长牡蛎幼虫及稚贝的表型性状

为了评估香港巨牡蛎和长牡蛎在北方沿海的早期表型性状,于2010年7月,以2009年6月在青岛繁育的两种牡蛎为材料,在大连研究了温度(Mt:(22±1.0)℃及Ht:(28±1.0)℃)、盐度(S₂₀:20±1.0及S₃₀:30±1.0)及中间育成环境(ID:室内及OD:室外)对两种牡蛎幼虫及稚贝表型性状的影响。结果表明:香港巨牡蛎壳宽显著大于长牡蛎(P<0.05),壳高及怀卵量显著小于长牡蛎(P<0.05),壳长、鲜重及壳重两者间无显著差异(P>0.05)。在温度和盐度相同情况下,长牡蛎卵径、受精率、孵化率及D形幼虫均大于香港巨牡蛎;香港巨牡蛎幼虫浮游前期生长较慢,而后快于长牡蛎。两种牡蛎幼虫存活能力在15日龄时高温组>中温组;相同温度下,香港巨牡蛎中盐组>高盐组,长牡蛎高盐组>中盐组。幼虫变态期间,较低的温度延迟了变态时间,降低了变态率,使得两种幼虫变态规格大型化。温度是影响幼虫生长、存活、变态的最主要因素,其次为盐度,交互作用几乎尚未起到作用。中间育成阶段,室外比室内培育效果更好,且香港巨牡蛎稚贝壳高在60日龄以后显著大于长牡蛎(P<0.05),环境是影响稚贝生长的最主要因素;无论室内还是室外两种牡蛎稚贝的存活率均在90%以上,且各实验组间无显著差异(P>0.05)。     

长牡蛎精子超低温冷冻后超微结构损伤研究

采用程序降温仪分步降温冷冻保存长牡蛎（Crassostrea gigas）精液,并用扫描电镜、透射电镜研究了精子的超微结构损伤。超低温冷冻保存后长牡蛎精子的运动率、受精率及孵化率与鲜精无显著差异。鲜精中84.5%的精子形态结构正常,冻精中73%的精子形态结构正常。形态结构正常的精子表现为顶体、质膜、线粒体与鞭毛结构完整、染色质形状规则,顶体、线粒体及中心粒结构正常,鞭毛形态完整、微管结构清晰;形态结构异常的精子表现为顶体脱落、解体,精子头部质膜膨胀、破裂、染色质肿胀、破裂、解体,线粒体移位、脱落、膨胀,嵴退化或消失,鞭毛弯折、断裂,微管解聚。结果显示,以10% DMSO为抗冻保护剂,HBSS溶液为稀释液,1:4的稀释比例,添加海藻糖,采用分步降温法冷冻保存,对长牡蛎精子具有较好的抗冻保护作用,合适的冻存方法可以有效的保护太平洋牡蛎精子冷冻过程中结构损伤。研究有助于长牡蛎种质资源的收集保存及应用。     

温度、盐度及交互作用对僧帽牡蛎(Saccostrea cucullata)呼吸排泄的影响

采用实验生态学方法研究了温度(13、18、23、28、31、34℃)和盐度(18、23、28、33)对僧帽牡蛎(Saccostrea cueullata)耗氧率和排氨率的影响,并分析了二者交互作用对呼吸排泄的影响。结果表明,不同温度条件下,僧帽牡蛎的耗氧率变化范围为0.43-3.15mg g~(-1)h~(-1),排氨率的变化范围为72.62-1245.77μg g~(-1)h~(-1),方差分析显示,温度和盐度对僧帽牡蛎耗氧率(F=60.440,P0.01)和排氨率(F=61.083,P0.01)的影响均极显著;二者的交互作用对僧帽牡蛎耗氧率(F=4.907,P0.01)和排氨率(F=11.412,P0.01)影响也极显著,耗氧率(Y)、排氨率(Y)与温度(T)和盐度(S)之间的二元线性回归方程为y=a+bT+cS+dT×S。在一定温度范围内(13-31℃)僧帽牡蛎单位体重耗氧率(Y)与温度(T)呈正相关符合指数方程Y=ae~(bT),其中a的取值范围为0.1378-0.2117,b的取值范围为0.0757-0.0912;单位体重排氨率也与温度呈正相关,符合上述指数方程,其中a的取值范围为20.364-30.634,b的取值范围为0.1004-0.1341。不同温度和盐度条件下,僧帽牡蛎呼吸排泄的氧氮比在2.20-7.78之间,平均值为3.81。     

盐度对长牡蛎和近江牡蛎及其杂交稚贝生长和存活的影响

2011年8月以长牡蛎自繁组GG(Crassostrea gigas♀×C.gigas♂),近江牡蛎自繁组AA(C.ariakensis♀×C.ariakensis♂)、正交组GA(Crassostrea gigas♀×C.ariakensis♂)、反交组AG(C.ariakensis♀×C.gigas♂)为实验材料,开展了稚贝对盐度的适应性研究。结果发现长牡蛎的最适生存盐度为15—35,最适生长盐度为25—35;近江牡蛎的最适生存盐度为10—25,最适生长盐度为20—25;GA的最适生存盐度为15—30,最适生长盐度为15—30,AG的最适生存盐度为20—30,最适生长盐度为20—25。GG对低盐度敏感,AA对高盐度敏感,AG具有高盐度存活的杂种优势,在盐度30时,中亲杂种优势HG×A为13.32,单亲杂种优势HGA和HAG分别为1.89和27.88,在盐度40时,HAG上升到400,GA和AG都不具有生长优势。杂种稚贝对盐度适应介于双亲之间,且表现出一定程度的父系遗传特点。     

近江牡蛎吊养养成技术标准

近江牡蛎是我国重要的养殖经济贝类,其养殖历史约两个世纪,但是,一直缺乏该牡蛎的养殖技术规范(标准)。为了近江牡蛎优质高产,特制定了该牡蛎吊养技术标准。该标准由以下几个方面组成:养殖条件,包括养殖环境、海水温度范围(6-32℃)、海水深度(低潮线以下2-8m)、盐度(8‰-30‰),吊养设施结构,吊养方法,饲养过程中的管理和起捕条件与方法等等。     

三种方法诱导熊本牡蛎三倍体的比较研究

为获得高效的熊本牡蛎的三倍体诱导方法, 分别比较了6-DMAP、高盐和低盐3种诱导方法在不同的诱导浓度(盐度)、起始诱导时间和持续诱导时间下的卵裂率、孵化率和三倍体率, 同时比较了3种方法获得的幼虫的生长、存活和三倍体率变化情况。结果表明, 在6-DMAP诱导组中, 三倍体率和诱导效率分别可达37.97%—58.01%和34.30%—42.50%, 培育期间幼虫的平均存活率27.19%, 生长率13.03 μm/d, 三倍体率降低了24.94%; 在低盐诱导组中, 三倍体率和诱导效率分别可达7.32%—42.25%和2.17%—31.41%, 培育期间幼虫的平均存活率33.92%, 生长率12.71 μm/d, 三倍体率降低了20.64%; 在高盐诱导组中, 三倍体率和诱导效率分别可达7.47%—63.03%和6.58%—49.41%, 培育期间幼虫的平均存活率31.66%, 生长率13.08 μm/d, 三倍体率降低了17.64%。综合来看, 高盐诱导是诱导三倍体熊本牡蛎的最优方法, 其诱导条件的最佳组合为盐度55, 起始诱导时间受精后15min, 持续诱导时间20min。研究为熊本牡蛎的三倍体诱导提供了技术支持, 对熊本牡蛎的多倍体育种具有重要的理论指导意义。     

长牡蛎“海大2号”四倍体的人工诱导

为筛选适宜的四倍体诱导条件, 研究了细胞松弛素B(CB)浓度(0.3、0.5、0.7和0.9 mg/L)、起始诱导时间(5、10和15min)、诱导持续时间(10、15、20和25min)及三者的交互作用对长牡蛎“海大2号”四倍体诱导率(四倍体率)和D形幼虫率的影响, 并对诱导处理组获得的幼贝倍性进行检测分析, 进一步验证了研究诱导方法获得可存活长牡蛎“海大2号”四倍体幼贝的可行性。结果表明, CB浓度和起始诱导时间对长牡蛎“海大2号”四倍体率有显著影响(P<0.05), 而诱导持续时间对四倍体率影响不显著(P>0.05), 但是三者的交互作用对四倍体率有显著影响(P<0.05)。在CB浓度为0.5 mg/L、起始诱导时间为15min及诱导持续时间为20min时, 四倍体率有最大值为37.82%。CB浓度、起始诱导时间和诱导持续时间均对D形幼虫率有显著影响(P<0.05), 但是三者的交互作用对D形幼虫率没有显著影响(P>0.05)。增加CB浓度或延长诱导持续时间, D形幼虫率均呈降低的趋势; 起始诱导时间为5min时, D形幼虫率显著高于其他起始诱导时间。获得幼贝的两个诱导处理组的倍性检测结果显示, 长牡蛎“海大2号”四倍体率分别为2.22%和3.03 %, 与幼虫期相比四倍体率显著下降。通过对CB浓度、起始诱导时间及诱导持续时间进行优化, 可以筛选出适宜的长牡蛎“海大2号”四倍体诱导条件。研究结果为长牡蛎“海大2号”四倍体培育提供了重要的参考资料。     

香港牡蛎Foxl2基因克隆分析与表达模式研究

本研究旨在对香港牡蛎Foxl2基因进行克隆、序列分析及建立其在香港牡蛎组织中的表达模式谱。以GenBank数据库中已上传的太平洋牡蛎Foxl2基因序列为模板,设计特异性引物扩增获得香港牡蛎Foxl2基因;应用生物信息学方法,系统分析和预测香港牡蛎Foxl2基因的遗传进化、蛋白质的理化性质和结构特征;并应用QRT-PCR技术对Foxl2在香港牡蛎组织中的表达进行了差异分析。结果表明:香港牡蛎Foxl2基因编码区全长1 104 bp,共编码氨基酸367个。多重序列比较分析显示香港牡蛎Foxl2核苷酸序列相似性与太平洋牡蛎、美洲牡蛎、大珠母贝、栉孔扇贝、虾夷扇贝、皱纹盘鲍相应序列的相似性分别为97%、83%、71%、76%、75%、75%,系统进化树分析显示在不同物种以及进化的过程中Foxl2基因具有较高的保守性。Foxl2蛋白质信息学分析结果表明该蛋白呈碱性,N端无信号肽存在,位于胞核中,含有FH等结构。定量分析结果显示:Foxl2在香港牡蛎3种组织中有表达,其中表达量最高的是性腺,其次是唇瓣,鳃中相对表达量最低。本研究成功地克隆了香港牡蛎Foxl2基因,并研究了其在香港牡蛎8种组织中的表达变化规律,为今后阐明其在香港牡蛎性腺发育进程中的功能提供了理论依据。     

河北唐山曹妃甸-乐亭海域自然牡蛎礁分布及生态意义

牡蛎礁是生态系统服务价值最高的海洋生境之一,目前我国自然牡蛎礁分布和生态现状的基础信息仍然较缺乏。于2019年3月对河北唐山曹妃甸-乐亭海域自然牡蛎礁的空间分布、生态环境、牡蛎生物学和礁体动物群落开展了调查,并评估了该牡蛎礁的生态系统服务价值。该海域自然牡蛎礁分布于溯河(SR)、溯河口海域(SRE)和捞鱼尖海域(LYJ),总面积约15 km~2,是目前我国面积最大的自然牡蛎礁。基于96个牡蛎样品的16S rDNA检测,共识别出92个长牡蛎Crassostrea gigas、3个侏儒牡蛎Nanostrea fluctigera和1个巨蛎属未知种Crassostrea sp.。自然牡蛎礁中牡蛎平均密度介于104—3912个/m~2之间,不同礁区间牡蛎平均密度的大小排序为：SRE>SR>LYJ (P<0.05),平均生物量的大小排序为：SR>SRE>LYJ (P<0.05),平均壳高的大小排序为：SR>SRE=LYJ (P<0.05)。在该牡蛎礁内记录到49种礁体动物,其中软体动物16种、节肢动物16种、环节动物8种、棘皮动物5种、腔肠动物2种...     

三个牡蛎群体遗传多样性的AFLP分析

采用AFLP技术对太平洋牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas)、近江牡蛎(Crassostrea rivularis)和褶牡蛎(Crassostrea plicatula)3个牡蛎群体共60个个体进行了遗传多样性分析。结果表明,14对引物共扩增得到662个位点,其中多态性位点619个,多态性位点比例为93.50%。太平洋牡蛎、近江牡蛎和褶牡蛎多态位点比例依次为73.26%、70.54%和75.08%,Nei氏基因多样性指数分别为0.256 9±0.197 7、0.226 1±0.195 2和0.268 3±0.194 1,Shannon信息指数分别为0.382 3±0.276 2、0.341 4±0.274 1和0.398 8±0.270 9。上述结果表明,3个牡蛎群体的遗传多样性水平褶牡蛎最丰富,太平洋牡蛎次之,近江牡蛎最小。基因分化系数Gst和基因流系数Nm表明这3个牡蛎群体之间存在一定的基因交流。UPGMA聚类分析表明,太平洋牡蛎和近江牡蛎先聚为一支,而后与褶牡蛎聚在一起。     

RPB2 sequences reveal a close phylogenetic relationship between tetraploid Hordelymus and diploid Hordeum species in Triticeae (Poaceae)

The origin of Hordelymus genome has been debated for years, and no consensus conclusion was reached. In this study, we sequenced and analyzed the RPB2 (RNA polymerase subunit II) gene from Hordelymus europaeus (L.) Harz, and its potential diploid ancestor species those were suggested in previous studies. The focus of this study was to examine the phylogenetic relationship of Hordelymus genomes with its potential donor Hordeum, Psathyrostachys, and Taeniatherum species. Two distinguishable copies of sequences were obtained from H. europaeus. The obvious difference between the two copies of sequences is a 24 bp indel (insertion/deletion). Phylogenetic analysis showed a strong affinity between Hordeum genome and Hordelymus with 85% bootstrap support. These results suggested that one genome in tetraploid H. europaeus closely related to the genome in Hordeum species. Another genome in H. europaeus is sister to the genomes in Triticeae species examined here, which corresponds well with the recently published EF-G data. No obvious relationship was found between Hordelymus and either Ta genome donor, Taeniatherum caput-medusae or Ns genome donor, Psathyrostachys juncea. Our data does not support the presence of Ta and Ns genome in H. europaeus, and further confirms that H. europaeus is allopolyploid.     

Cyclical expression of the Notch/Wnt regulator Nrarp requires modulation by Dll3 in somitogenesis

Delta-like 3 (Dll3) is a divergent ligand and modulator of the Notch signaling pathway only identified so far in mammals. Null mutations of Dll3 disrupt cycling expression of Notch targets Hes1, Hes5, and Lfng, but not of Hes7. Compared with Dll1 or Notch1, the effects of Dll3 mutations are less severe for gene expression in the presomitic mesoderm, yet severe segmentation phenotypes and vertebral defects result in both human and mouse. Reasoning that Dll3 specifically disrupts key regulators of somite cycling, we carried out functional analysis to identify targets accounting for the segmental phenotype. Using microdissected embryonic tissue from somitic and presomitic mesodermal tissue, we identified new genes enriched in these tissues, including Limch1, Rhpn2, and A130022J15Rik. Surprisingly, we only identified a small number of genes disrupted by the Dll3 mutation. These include Uncx, a somite gene required for rib and vertebral patterning, and Nrarp, a regulator of Notch/Wnt signaling in zebrafish and a cycling gene in mouse. To determine the effects of Dll3 mutation on Nrarp, we characterized the cycling expression of this gene from early (8.5 dpc) to late (10.5 dpc) somitogenesis. Nrarp displays a distinct pattern of cycling phases when compared to Lfng and Axin2 (a Wnt pathway gene) at 9.5 dpc but appears to be in phase with Lfng by 10.5 dpc. Nrarp cycling appears to require Dll3 but not Lfng modulation. In Dll3 null embryos, Nrarp displayed static patterns. However, in Lfng null embryos, Nrarp appeared static at 8.5 dpc but resumed cycling expression by 9.5 and dynamic expression at 10.5 dpc stages. By contrast, in Wnt3a null embryos, Nrarp expression was completely absent in the presomitic mesoderm. Towards identifying the role of Dll3 in regulating somitogenesis, Nrarp emerges as a potentially important regulator that requires Dll3 but not Lfng for normal function.     

Septal pore complex morphology in the Agaricomycotina (Basidiomycota) with emphasis on the Cantharellales and Hymenochaetales

The ultrastructure of septa and septum-associated septal pore caps are important taxonomic markers in the Agaricomycotina (Basidiomycota, Fungi). The septal pore caps covering the typical basidiomycetous dolipore septum are divided into three main phenotypically recognized morphotypes: vesicular-tubular (including the vesicular, sacculate, tubular, ampulliform, and globular morphotypes), imperforate, and perforate. Until recently, the septal pore cap-type reflected the higher-order relationships within the Agaricomycotina. However, the new classification of Fungi resulted in many changes including revision of existing and addition of new orders. Therefore, the septal pore cap ultrastructure of more than 325 species as reported in literature was related to this new classification. In addition, the septal pore cap ultrastructures of Rickenella fibula and Cantharellus formosus were examined by transmission electron microscopy. Both fungi have dolipore septa associated with perforate septal pore caps. These results combined with data from the literature show that the septal pore cap-type within orders of the Agaricomycotina is generally monomorphic, except for the Cantharellales and Hymenochaetales.It appears from the fungal phylogeny combined with the septal pore cap ultrastructure that the vesicular-tubular and the imperforate type both may have arisen from endoplasmic reticulum. Thereafter, the imperforate type eventually gave rise to the perforate septal pore cap-type.     

Molecular phylogeny of Phoma and allied anamorph genera: Towards a reclassification of the Phoma complex

The present generic concept of Phoma is broadly defined, with nine sections being recognised based on morphological characters. Teleomorph states of Phoma have been described in the genera Didymella, Leptosphaeria, Pleospora and Mycosphaerella, indicating that Phoma anamorphs represent a polyphyletic group. In an attempt to delineate generic boundaries, representative strains of the various Phoma sections and allied coelomycetous genera were included for study. Sequence data of the 18S nrDNA (SSU) and the 28S nrDNA (LSU) regions of 18 Phoma strains included were compared with those of representative strains of 39 allied anamorph genera, including Ascochyta, Coniothyrium, Deuterophoma, Microsphaeropsis, Pleurophoma, Pyrenochaeta, and 11 teleomorph genera. The type species of the Phoma sections Phoma, Phyllostictoides, Sclerophomella, Macrospora and Peyronellaea grouped in a subclade in the Pleosporales with the type species of Ascochyta and Microsphaeropsis. The new family Didymellaceae is proposed to accommodate these Phoma sections and related anamorph genera. The present study demonstrated that Phoma radicina, the type species of Phoma sect. Paraphoma and Phoma heteromorphospora, the type species of Phoma sect. Heterospora can be assigned to the Phaeosphaeriaceae and Leptosphaeriaceae respectively.     

Phylogenetic reassessment of Hyaloscyphaceae sensu lato (Helotiales, Leotiomycetes) based on multigene analyses

Hyaloscyphaceae is the largest family in Helotiales, Leotiomycetes. It is mainly characterized by minute apothecia with well-differentiated hairs, but its taxonomic delimitation and infrafamilial classification remain ambiguous. This study performed molecular phylogenetic analyses using multiple genes including the ITS-5.8S rDNA, the D1–D2 region of large subunit of rDNA, RNA polymerase II subunit 2, and the mitochondrial small subunit. The primary objective was to evaluate the phylogenetic utility of morphological characters traditionally used in the taxonomy of Hyaloscyphaceae through reassessment of the monophyly of this family and its genera. The phylogenetic analyses inferred Hyaloscyphaceae as being a heterogeneous assemblage of a diverse group of fungi and not supported as monophyletic. Among the three tribes of Hyaloscyphaceae only Lachneae formed a monophyletic lineage. The presence of hairs is rejected as a synapomorphy, since morphologically diversified hairs have originated independently during the evolution of Helotiales. The true- and false-subiculum in Arachnopezizeae are hypothesized to have evolved through different evolutionary processes; the true-subiculum is likely the product of a single evolutionary origin, while the false-subiculum is hypothesized to have originated multiple times. Since Hyaloscyphaceae sensu lato was not resolved as monophyletic, Hyaloscyphaceae sensu stricto is redefined and only applied to the genus Hyaloscypha.     

Phylogeny of Phaeomollisia piceae gen. sp. nov.: a dark, septate, conifer-needle endophyte and its relationships to Phialocephala and Acephala

Dark, septate endophytes (DSE) were isolated from roots and needles of dwarf Picea abies and from roots of Vaccinium spp. growing on a permafrost site in the Jura Mountains in Switzerland. Two of the isolates sporulated after incubation for more than one year at 4 °C. One of them was a hitherto undescribed helotialean ascomycete Phaeomollisia piceae gen. sp. nov., the other was a new species of Phialocephala, P. glacialis sp. nov. Both species are closely related to DSE of the Phialocephala fortinii s. lat.-Acephala applanata species complex (PAC) as revealed by phylogenetic analyses of the ITS and 18S rDNA regions. Morphologically dissimilar fungi, such as Vibrissea and Loramyces species, are phylogenetically also closely linked to the new species and the PAC. Cadophora lagerbergii and C. (Phialophora) botulispora are moved to Phialocephala because Phialocephala dimorphospora and P. repens are the closest relatives. Several Mollisia species were closely related to the new species and the PAC according to ITS sequence comparisons. One DSE from needles of Abies alba and one from shoots of Castanea sativa formed Cystodendron anamorphs in culture. Their identical 18S sequences and almost identical ITS sequences indicated Mollisia species as closest relatives, suggesting that Mollisia species are highly euryoecious.