Chytrid infecting the bloom-forming marine diatom Skeletonema sp.: Morphology,phylogeny and distribution of a novel species within the Rhizophydiales |
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Authors: | Andrea Garvetto Yacine Badis Marie-Mathilde Perrineau Cecilia Rad-Menéndez Eileen Bresnan Claire MM Gachon |
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Institution: | 1. Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, UK;2. Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Scottish Marine Institute, Oban, UK;3. Marine Scotland Science, Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, UK |
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Abstract: | Chytrids have long been recognised as important parasites of microalgae in freshwater systems, able to shape the dynamics of blooms, the gene pool of their host and phytoplankton succession. In the sea however, where the presence of these organisms is erratic and ephemeral, studies concerning chytrids are sparse and confined to metabarcoding surveys or microscopy observations. Despite the scarcity of data, chytrid epidemics are supposed to play an important role in marine biogeochemical cycles, being one of the drivers of phytoplankton dynamics. Here we combine microscopy observations and in silico mining of a single-cell whole genome to molecularly and morphologically characterise a novel chytrid parasite of the dominant diatom genus Skeletonema. Morphological observations highlight features of the thallus and ascertain the parasitic nature of the interaction whilst the genetic markers obtained allows for a phylogenetic reconstruction, placing the new species in the order Rhizophydiales. Thanks to the molecular data obtained we are also able to provide a first investigation of the global distribution of this organism by screening the Ocean Sampling Day (OSD) dataset, highlighting a northern transatlantic dissemination. |
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Keywords: | Corresponding author Marine fungi Marine microbial diversity NGS Plankton parasites Single-cell analysis |
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