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A number of explanations have been advanced to account for the increased frequency and intensity at which jellyfish (pelagic
cnidarians and ctenophores) blooms are being observed, most of which have been locally directed. Here, we investigate seasonal
and inter-annual patterns in abundance and distribution of jellyfish in the North Atlantic Ocean to determine if there have
been any system-wide changes over the period 1946–2005, by analysing records of the presence of coelenterates from the Continuous
Plankton Recorder (CPR) survey. Peaks in jellyfish abundance are strongly seasonal in both oceanic and shelf areas: oceanic
populations have a mid-year peak that is more closely related to peaks in phyto- and zooplankton, whilst the later peak of
shelf populations mirrors changes in SST and reflects processes of advection and aggregation. There have been large amplitude
cycles in the abundance of oceanic and shelf jellyfish (although not synchronous) over the last 60 years, with a pronounced
synchronous increase in abundance in both areas over the last 10 years. Inter-annual variations in jellyfish abundance in
oceanic areas are related to zooplankton abundance and temperature changes, but not to the North Atlantic Oscillation or to
a chlorophyll index. The long-term inter-annual abundance of jellyfish on the shelf could not be explained by any environmental
variables investigated. As multi-decadal cycles and more recent increase in jellyfish were obvious in both oceanic and shelf
areas, we conclude that these are likely to reflect an underlying climatic signal (and bottom-up control) rather than any
change in fishing pressure (top-down control). Our results also highlight the role of the CPR data in investigating long-term
changes in jellyfish, and suggest that the cnidarians sampled by the CPR are more likely to be holoplanktic hydrozoans and
not the much larger meroplanktic scyphozoans as has been suggested previously.
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Jellyfish Blooms: Causes, Consequences, and Recent Advances 相似文献
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We have isolated an integrin-beta and -alpha subunit from Podocoryne carnea (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) and studied their expression in the life-cycle and during cell migration, in vitro transdifferentiation and regeneration. Comparison of the integrin expression pattern with a Podocoryne talin homologue by RT-PCR demonstrates that all three genes are maternal messages and continuously expressed in the life-cycle, in medusa development and in all medusae tissues. In situ hybridisation experiments confirm co-expression of both integrin subunits in the different life-stages. Integrin expression was furthermore studied in isolated striated muscle induced to transdifferentiate to new cell types, or grafted on ECM where the muscle adheres and migrates. Integrin expression was maintained continuously throughout both processes. These results suggest that in Podocoryne carnea processes such as cell migration and differentiation are not controlled by up- or downregulation of alternative integrin subunits, but by a single integrin heterodimer which activates different downstream signalling cascades. 相似文献
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Conservation of Brachyury, Mef2, and Snail in the myogenic lineage of jellyfish: a connection to the mesoderm of bilateria 总被引:11,自引:0,他引:11
One major difference between simple metazoans such as cnidarians and all the bilaterian animals is thought to involve the invention of mesoderm. The terms diploblasts and triploblasts are therefore, often used to group prebilaterian and bilaterian animals, respectively. However, jellyfish contain well developed striated and smooth muscle tissues that derive from the entocodon, a mesoderm-like tissue formed during medusa development. We investigated the hypothesis, that the entocodon could be homologous to the third germ layer of bilaterians by analyzing the structures and expression patterns of the homologues of Brachyury, Mef2, and Snail in the jellyfish Podocoryne carnea. These are regulatory genes from the T-box, MADS-box and zinc finger families known to play important roles in bilaterian mesoderm patterning and muscle differentiation. The sequence and expression data demonstrate that the genes are structurally and functionally conserved and even more similar to humans or other deuterostomes than to protostome model organisms such as Drosophila or Caenorhabditis elegans. Based on these data we conclude that the common ancestor of the cnidarians and bilaterians not only shared genes that play a role in regulating myogenesis but already used them to develop and differentiate muscle systems similar to those of triploblasts. 相似文献
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Marcelo V. Kitahara Adrian Jaimes‐Becerra Edgar Gamero‐Mora Gabriel Padilla Liam B. Doonan Malcolm Ward Antonio C. Marques Andr C. Morandini Paul F. Long 《Ecology and evolution》2020,10(4):1794-1803
Tubastraea coccinea is an azooxanthellate coral species recorded in the Indian and Atlantic oceans and is presently widespread in the southwestern Atlantic with an alien status for Brazil. T. coccinea outcompete other native coral species by using a varied repertoire of biological traits. For example, T. coccinea has evolved potent venom capable of immobilizing and digesting zooplankton prey. Diversification and modification of venom toxins can provide potential adaptive benefits to individual fitness, yet acquired alteration of venom composition in cnidarians is poorly understood as the adaptive flexibility affecting toxin composition in these ancient lineages has been largely ignored. We used quantitative high‐throughput proteomics to detect changes in toxin expression in clonal fragments of specimens collected and interchanged from two environmentally distinct and geographically separate study sites. Unexpectedly, despite global changes in protein expression, there were no changes in the composition and abundance of toxins from coral fragments recovered from either site, and following clonal transplantation between sites. There were also no apparent changes to the cnidome (cnidae) and gross skeletal or soft tissue morphologies of the specimens. These results suggest that the conserved toxin complexity of T. coccinea co‐evolved with innovation of the venom delivery system, and its morphological development and phenotypic expression are not modulated by habitat pressures over short periods of time. The adaptive response of the venom trait to specific predatory regimes, however, necessitates further consideration. 相似文献
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Mechanically and enzymatically dissociated cells from five anthozoan species were laid on seven substrates in vitro. Cells were taken from two sea anemones (Aiptasia sp. and Anemonia sulcata), a scleractinian coral (Stylophora pistillata) and two alcyonacean corals (Heteroxenia fuscescence and Nephthea sp). Substrates tested: glass (coverslips), plastic (uncoated tissue culture plates), type IV collagen, gelatin, fibronectin, mesoglea pieces from the scyphozoan jellyfish Rhopilema nomadica and acetic acid extract of jellyfish mesoglea. Except for the mesoglea pieces, cells did not respond to any one of the other substrates, retaining their rounded shape. Following contact with mesoglea pieces, cells attached and spread. Subsequently they migrated into the mesogleal matrix at a rate of 5-10 microm/h during the first 2-5 h. No difference was found between the behavior of cells from the five different cnidarian species. 相似文献
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Noriyo Takeda Yoko Nakajima Osamu Koizumi Toshitaka Fujisawa Toshio Takahashi Midori Matsumoto Ryusaku Deguchi 《Molecular reproduction and development》2013,80(3):223-232
Oocyte maturation and subsequent spawning in hydrozoan jellyfish are generally triggered by light‐dark cycles. To examine if the initiation of the maturation process after light stimulus is mediated by neurotransmitters, neuropeptides isolated originally from Hydra magnipapillata were applied to sexually mature female medusae of the hydrozoan jellyfish Cytaeis uchidae. Among the Hydra neuropeptides tested, Hym‐53 (NPYPGLW‐NH2), as well as a nonphysiological peptide, CGLWamide (CGLW‐NH2), were most effective in inducing oocyte maturation and spawning. Hym‐355 (FPQSFLPRG‐NH2) also triggered these events, but the stimulatory effect was weaker. Since Hym‐53‐OH (NPYPGLW) and Hym‐355‐OH (FPQSFLPRG) had no effect, amidation at the C‐terminus may be critical for the stimulatory activities of the peptides. Exposure to Hym‐53 for 2 min was sufficient to trigger of oocyte maturation, and the spawned eggs were able to be fertilized and to develop normally. Transmission electron microscopy confirmed that bundles of axon‐like structures that contain dense‐core synaptic vesicles and microtubules are present in the ovarian ectodermal epithelium overlying the oocytes. In addition, immunohistological analyses revealed that some of the neurons in the ectodermal epithelium are GLWamide‐ and PRGamide‐positive. These results suggest that a neuropeptide signal transduction pathway is involved in mediating the induction of oocyte maturation and spawning in this jellyfish. Mol. Reprod. Dev. 80: 223–232, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 相似文献
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