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The smaller vesicomyid bivalves in the genus Isorropodon (Bivalvia, Vesicomyidae, Pliocardiinae) also harbour chemoautotrophic symbionts |
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| Authors: | Clara F Rodrigues Marina R Cunha Karine Olu Sébastien Duperron |
| Institution: | 1. Universit?? Pierre et Marie Curie, UMR 7138 (UPMC CNRS IRD MNHN), Syst??matique, Adaptation, Evolution, 7, quai St. Bernard, batiment A, 75005, Paris, France 2. Departamento de Biologia & CESAM, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universit??rio de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal 3. Laboratoire Environnement Profond, D??partement Etudes des Ecosyst??mes Profonds, Centre Ifremer de Brest, BP 71, 29280, Plouzan??, France |
| Abstract: | Species of Isorropodon are vesicomyid bivalves for which little information is available regarding host phylogeny and bacterial symbioses. In this study we investigated the symbioses in three Isorropodon species from three cold seep areas: Isorropodon bigoti (Gulf of Guinea), Isorropodon megadesmus (Gulf of Cadiz) and Isorropodon perplexum (Eastern Mediterranean). Analysis of bacterial 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences demonstrated that each vesicomyid species harbours a single symbiont phylotype, that symbionts from the three species cluster together, and that they are closely related to other known vesicomyid symbionts. These results are confirmed by other marker genes (encoding 23S rRNA and APS reductase) and by fluorescence in situ hybridization. Due to their extended depth range and transoceanic distribution Isorropodon species are interesting examples to further study evolutionary processes in bivalve hosts and their associated symbionts. |
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