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Reading JGJ, Horton T. Mesopelagic fishes of the North-West African Upwelling from the Discovery Collections. Biodivers Data J 2023; 11:e105921. [PMID: 38318511 PMCID: PMC10840843 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e105921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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Background Mesopelagic fish specimens from two stations in the NW African Upwelling were identified and catalogued to produce a Darwin Core-aligned dataset. A total of 9655 individual fishes were identified, with 9017 specimens identified at least to genus level and 3124 specimens identified to species level. This dataset comprises specimens collected from the 1990 RRS Discovery (III) Cruise D195 and was used to investigate depth-related trends in diversity and community composition alongside species-specific migratory behaviour. The finalised dataset was published on OBIS through the Deep-Sea node. New information This dataset contains occurrence and abundance data for midwater fishes caught between the Mauritanian coast and Cape Verde, published for the first time. The dataset records 146 different fish taxa. Twenty-three taxa in the dataset are not present in any prior OBIS datasets that cover the area. These novel taxa are: Bathylagusandriashevi, Bolinichthysindicus, Bolinichthyssupralateralis, Cyclothoneparapallida, Dolichopteroidesbinocularis, Gigantactis indet. Gymnoscopelus stet., Howellaatlantica, Hygophumproximum, Hygophumtaaningi, Ichthyococcuspolli, Lampadenaanomala, Lampanyctuscuprarius, Lampanyctusisaacsi, Lampanyctuslineatus, Lampanyctusmacdonaldi, Lampanyctusnobilis, Lestidiopsmirabilis, Loweinarara, Macroparalepisbrevis, Melamphaesmicrops and Melanonusgracilis. An anglerfish specimen belonging to Linophrynidae was also found, the first in the leftvent family to be logged in the area on OBIS; however, the specimen was too damaged to identify beyond this level.
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- Jethro George Jack Reading
- University of Southampton, Southampton, United KingdomUniversity of SouthamptonSouthamptonUnited Kingdom
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- National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, United KingdomNational Oceanography CentreSouthamptonUnited Kingdom
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Li M, Wu B, Zhang P, Li Y, Xu W, Wang K, Qiu Q, Zhang J, Li J, Zhang C, Fan J, Feng C, Chen Z. Genomes of Two Flying Squid Species Provide Novel Sights into Adaptations of Cephalopods to Pelagic Life. GENOMICS, PROTEOMICS & BIOINFORMATICS 2022; 20:1053-1065. [PMID: 36216027 DOI: 10.1016/j.gpb.2022.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Pelagic cephalopods have evolved a series of fascinating traits, such as excellent visual acuity, high-speed agility, and photophores for adaptation to open pelagic oceans. However, the genetic mechanisms underpinning these traits are not well understood. Thus, in this study, we obtained high-quality genomes of two purpleback flying squid species (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis and Sthenoteuthis sp.), with sizes of 5450 Mb and 5651 Mb, respectively. Comparative genomic analyses revealed that the S-crystallin subfamily SL20-1 associated with visual acuity in the purpleback flying squid lineage was significantly expanded, and the evolution of high-speed agility for the species was accompanied by significant positive selection pressure on genes related to energy metabolism. These molecular signals might have contributed to the evolution of their adaptative predatory and anti-predatory traits. In addition, the transcriptomic analysis provided clear indications of the evolution of the photophores of purpleback flying squids, especially the recruitment of new genes and energy metabolism-related genes which may have played key functional roles in the process.
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- Min Li
- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China; Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Open-Sea Fishery, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510300, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China
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- Qinghai Province Key Laboratory of Crop Molecular Breeding, Key Laboratory of Adaptation and Evolution of Plateau Biota, Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810008, China
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China; The Key Laboratory of Aquatic Biodiversity and Conservation of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
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- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China; Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Open-Sea Fishery, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Fishery Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510300, China.
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Fronk DC, Sachs JL. Symbiotic organs: the nexus of host-microbe evolution. Trends Ecol Evol 2022; 37:599-610. [PMID: 35393155 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Diverse plants and animals have evolved specialized structures to filter and house beneficial microbes. These symbiotic organs form crucial points of exchange between host and symbiont, are often shaped by both partners, and exhibit features that facilitate a suite of microbial services. While symbiotic organs exhibit varied function, morphology, and developmental plasticity, they share core features linked to the evolutionary maintenance of beneficial symbiosis. Moreover, these organs can have a significant role in altering the demographic forces that shape microbial genomes, driving population bottlenecks and horizontal gene transfer (HGT). To advance our understanding of these 'joint phenotypes' across varied systems, future research must consider the emergent forces that can shape symbiotic organs, including fitness feedbacks and conflicts between interacting genomes.
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- David C Fronk
- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA; Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
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Isakov N. Histocompatibility and Reproduction: Lessons from the Anglerfish. LIFE (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:life12010113. [PMID: 35054506 PMCID: PMC8780861 DOI: 10.3390/life12010113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Reproduction in certain deep-sea anglerfishes involves the permanent attachment of dwarf males to much larger females and fusion of their tissues leading to the establishment of a shared circulatory system. This unusual phenomenon of sexual parasitism enables anglerfishes to maximize reproductive success in the vast and deep oceans, where females and males otherwise rarely meet. An even more surprising phenomenon relates to the observation that joining of genetically disparate male and female anglerfishes does not evoke a strong anti-graft immune rejection response, which occurs in vertebrates following allogeneic parabiosis. Recent studies demonstrated that the evolutionary processes that led to the unique mating strategy of anglerfishes coevolved with genetic changes that resulted in loss of functional genes encoding critical components of the adaptive immune system. These genetic alterations enabled anglerfishes to tolerate the histoincompatible tissue antigens of their mate and prevent the occurrence of reciprocal graft rejection responses. While the exact mechanisms by which anglerfishes defend themselves against pathogens have not yet been deciphered, it is speculated that during evolution, anglerfishes adopted new immune strategies that compensate for the loss of B and T lymphocyte functions and enable them to resist infection by pathogens.
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- Noah Isakov
- The Shraga Segal Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Genetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, P.O. Box 653, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel
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Ghedotti MJ, DeKay HM, Maile AJ, Smith WL, Davis MP. Anatomy and evolution of bioluminescent organs in the slimeheads (Teleostei: Trachichthyidae). J Morphol 2021; 282:820-832. [PMID: 33733466 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Bacterial bioluminescent organs in fishes have a diverse range of tissues of origin, patterns of compartmentalization, and associated light-conducting structures. The morphology of the perianal, bacterial bioluminescent organ of Aulotrachichthys prosthemius was described previously, but the light organ in other species of slimeheads, family Trachichthyidae, is poorly known. Here, we describe the anatomy of the bioluminescent organs in trachichthyids and places the evolution of this light-producing system in the context of a new phylogeny of the Trachichthyoidei to test the hypothesis that bioluminescence evolved twice in the suborder and that the light-producing component derives from the perianal ectoderm. We use gross and histological examination to provide the first description of the bioluminescent organ of Paratrachichthys and four additional species of Aulotrachichthys. Observations also strongly suggest the presence of a perianal bioluminescent organ in Sorosichthys ananasa. The updated phylogeny of the Trachichthyoidei is the first to combine morphological and DNA-sequence (11-gene fragments) evidence, and supports a monophyletic Trachichthyidae with component subfamilies Hoplostethinae and Trachichthyinae, supporting continued recognition of the family Anoplogastridae. All bioluminescent trachichthyoids share a similar bioluminescent-organ structure with elongate chambers filled with bacteria and connected to collecting ducts that, in turn, connect to superficial ducts that lead to and have lining epithelia continuous with the epidermis. In the context of the phylogeny, the bioluminescent organ of trachichthyids is inferred to have evolved as an elaboration of the proctodeum in the ancestor of Aulotrachichthys, Paratrachichthys, and Sorosichthys independently from the structurally similar cephalic bioluminescent organs in Anomalopidae and Monocentridae.
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- Michael J Ghedotti
- Department of Biology, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA.,Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Biology, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
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Freed LL, Easson C, Baker LJ, Fenolio D, Sutton TT, Khan Y, Blackwelder P, Hendry TA, Lopez JV. Characterization of the microbiome and bioluminescent symbionts across life stages of Ceratioid Anglerfishes of the Gulf of Mexico. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2020; 95:5567176. [PMID: 31504465 PMCID: PMC6778416 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiz146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The interdependence of diverse organisms through symbiosis reaches even the deepest parts of the oceans. As part of the DEEPEND project (deependconsortium.org) research on deep Gulf of Mexico biodiversity, we profiled the bacterial communities (‘microbiomes’) and luminous symbionts of 36 specimens of adult and larval deep-sea anglerfishes of the suborder Ceratioidei using 16S rDNA. Transmission electron microscopy was used to characterize the location of symbionts in adult light organs (esca). Whole larval microbiomes, and adult skin and gut microbiomes, were dominated by bacteria in the genera Moritella and Pseudoalteromonas. 16S rDNA sequencing results from adult fishes corroborate the previously published identity of ceratioid bioluminescent symbionts and support the findings that these symbionts do not consistently exhibit host specificity at the host family level. Bioluminescent symbiont amplicon sequence variants were absent from larval ceratioid samples, but were found at all depths in the seawater, with a highest abundance found at mesopelagic depths. As adults spend the majority of their lives in the meso- and bathypelagic zones, the trend in symbiont abundance is consistent with their life history. These findings support the hypothesis that bioluminescent symbionts are not present throughout host development, and that ceratioids acquire their bioluminescent symbionts from the environment.
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- Lindsay L Freed
- Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, 33004 USA
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- Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, 33004 USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850 USA
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- Center for Conservation and Research, San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, TX, 78212 USA
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- Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, 33004 USA
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- Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, 33004 USA
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- Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, 33004 USA.,University of Miami Center for Advanced Microscopy, Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33146 USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14850 USA
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- Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, FL, 33004 USA
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Ghedotti MJ, Smith WL, Davis MP. The first evidence of intrinsic epidermal bioluminescence within ray-finned fishes in the linebelly swallower Pseudoscopelus sagamianus (Chiasmodontidae). JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2019; 95:1540-1543. [PMID: 31644819 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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External and histological examination of the photophores of the linebelly swallower Pseudoscopelus sagamianus reveal three epidermal layers of cells that form the light-producing and light-transmitting components of the photophores. Photophores among the examined photophore tracts are not significantly different in structure but the presence of mucous cells in the superficial layers of the photophore suggest continued function of the epidermal photophore in contributing to the mucous coat. This is the first evidence of intrinsic bioluminescence in primarily epidermal photophores reported in ray-finned fishes.
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- Michael J Ghedotti
- Department of Biology, Regis University, Denver, Colorado, USA
- Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA
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Baker LJ, Freed LL, Easson CG, Lopez JV, Fenolio D, Sutton TT, Nyholm SV, Hendry TA. Diverse deep-sea anglerfishes share a genetically reduced luminous symbiont that is acquired from the environment. eLife 2019; 8:47606. [PMID: 31571583 PMCID: PMC6773444 DOI: 10.7554/elife.47606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Deep-sea anglerfishes are relatively abundant and diverse, but their luminescent bacterial symbionts remain enigmatic. The genomes of two symbiont species have qualities common to vertically transmitted, host-dependent bacteria. However, a number of traits suggest that these symbionts may be environmentally acquired. To determine how anglerfish symbionts are transmitted, we analyzed bacteria-host codivergence across six diverse anglerfish genera. Most of the anglerfish species surveyed shared a common species of symbiont. Only one other symbiont species was found, which had a specific relationship with one anglerfish species, Cryptopsaras couesii. Host and symbiont phylogenies lacked congruence, and there was no statistical support for codivergence broadly. We also recovered symbiont-specific gene sequences from water collected near hosts, suggesting environmental persistence of symbionts. Based on these results we conclude that diverse anglerfishes share symbionts that are acquired from the environment, and that these bacteria have undergone extreme genome reduction although they are not vertically transmitted. The deep sea is home to many different species of anglerfish, a group of animals in which females often display a dangling lure on the top of their heads. This organ shelters bacteria that make light, a partnership (known as symbiosis) that benefits both parties. The bacteria get a safe environment in which to grow, while the animal may use the light to confuse predators as well as attract prey and mates. The genetic information of these bacteria has changed since they became associated with their host. Their genomes have become smaller and more specialized, limiting their ability to survive outside of the fish. This phenomenon is also observed in other symbiotic bacteria, but mostly in microorganisms that are directly transmitted from parent to offspring, never having to live on their own. Yet, some evidence suggests that the bacteria in the lure of anglerfish may be spending time in the water until they find a new host, crossing thousands of meters of ocean in the process. To explore this paradox, Baker et al. looked into the type of bacteria carried by different groups of anglerfish. If each type of fish has its own kind of bacteria, this would suggest that the microorganisms are passed from one generation to the next, and are evolving with their hosts. On the other hand, if the same sort of bacteria can be found in different anglerfish species, this would imply that the bacteria pass from host to host and evolve independently from the fish. Genetic data analysis showed that amongst six groups of anglerfishes, one species of bacteria is shared across five groups while another is specific to one type of fish. The analyses also revealed that anglerfish and their bacteria are most likely not evolving together. This means that the bacteria must make the difficult journey from host to host by persisting in the deep sea, which was confirmed by finding the genetic information of these bacteria in the water near the fish. Anglerfish and the bacteria that light up their lure are hard to study, as they live so deep in the ocean. In fact, many symbiotic relationships are equally difficult to investigate. Examining genetic information can help to give an insight into how hosts and bacteria interact across the tree of life.
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- Lydia J Baker
- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, New York, United States
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- Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, United States
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- Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, United States.,Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, United States
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- Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, United States
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- Center for Conservation and Research, San Antonio Zoo, San Antonio, United States
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- Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, United States
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, New York, United States
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Mallefet J, Duchatelet L, Hermans C, Baguet F. Luminescence control of Stomiidae photophores. Acta Histochem 2019; 121:7-15. [PMID: 30322809 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Nervous control of light emission from deep-sea mesopelagic fishes has been documented for several species. Studies on the nervous control of photophores from deep-sea luminescent fish, are mainly restricted to a pharmacological approach. For example, the light organs, called photophores, isolated from Argyropelecus hemygimnus and Maurolicus muelleri show a much higher sensitivity to adrenaline than to noradrenaline. According to these results and other information in different species, catecholamines are considered as main neurotransmitters triggering bioluminescence in deep-sea fishes. The present work is a study of the nervous control of the isolated photophores from two Stomiid fishes, Chauliodus sloani (the viperfish) and Stomias boa (the dragonfish) with the aim to determine the nature of the nervous control by pharmacological, biochemical and morphological approaches. Results show that, although the photophores of both species are sensitive to catecholamines, adrenaline is present in larger amount than noradrenaline in the light organs of C. sloani. Both catecholamines have different immunoreactive (IR) sites, noradrenaline showing a very diffuse localization as compared to adrenaline in C. sloani. On the contrary, only adrenaline is detected in the photocytes chamber and nerves innervating the photophore in S. boa. Knowing that the majority of dragonfishes exhibit a luminescent chin barbel, we also investigated the presence of catecholamines in this specific tissue in S. boa. Immunohistology reveals the presence of adrenaline within the tissue forming the chin barbel; adrenaline-IR is found in the connective tissue surroundings two group of muscle fibers and blood vessels in the stem but also around the multiple blood vessels located within the barbel bulb. Our results strongly support the adrenergic control of light emission in bioluminescent stomiid fishes.
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Ongoing Transposon-Mediated Genome Reduction in the Luminous Bacterial Symbionts of Deep-Sea Ceratioid Anglerfishes. mBio 2018; 9:mBio.01033-18. [PMID: 29946051 PMCID: PMC6020299 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01033-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Diverse marine fish and squid form symbiotic associations with extracellular bioluminescent bacteria. These symbionts are typically free-living bacteria with large genomes, but one known lineage of symbionts has undergone genomic reduction and evolution of host dependence. It is not known why distinct evolutionary trajectories have occurred among different luminous symbionts, and not all known lineages previously had genome sequences available. In order to better understand patterns of evolution across diverse bioluminescent symbionts, we de novo sequenced the genomes of bacteria from a poorly studied interaction, the extracellular symbionts from the "lures" of deep-sea ceratioid anglerfishes. Deep-sea anglerfish symbiont genomes are reduced in size by about 50% compared to free-living relatives. They show a striking convergence of genome reduction and loss of metabolic capabilities with a distinct lineage of obligately host-dependent luminous symbionts. These losses include reductions in amino acid synthesis pathways and abilities to utilize diverse sugars. However, the symbiont genomes have retained a number of categories of genes predicted to be useful only outside the host, such as those involved in chemotaxis and motility, suggesting that they may persist in the environment. These genomes contain very high numbers of pseudogenes and show massive expansions of transposable elements, with transposases accounting for 28 and 31% of coding sequences in the symbiont genomes. Transposon expansions appear to have occurred at different times in each symbiont lineage, indicating either independent evolutions of reduction or symbiont replacement. These results suggest ongoing genomic reduction in extracellular luminous symbionts that is facilitated by transposon proliferations.IMPORTANCE Many female deep-sea anglerfishes possess a "lure" containing luminous bacterial symbionts. Here we show that unlike most luminous symbionts, these bacteria are undergoing an evolutionary transition toward small genomes with limited metabolic capabilities. Comparative analyses of the symbiont genomes indicate that this transition is ongoing and facilitated by transposon expansions. This transition may have occurred independently in different symbiont lineages, although it is unclear why. Genomic reduction is common in bacteria that only live within host cells but less common in bacteria that, like anglerfish symbionts, live outside host cells. Since multiple evolutions of genomic reduction have occurred convergently in luminous bacteria, they make a useful system with which to understand patterns of genome evolution in extracellular symbionts. This work demonstrates that ecological factors other than an intracellular lifestyle can lead to dramatic gene loss and evolutionary changes and that transposon expansions may play important roles in this process.
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Hellinger J, Jägers P, Donner M, Sutt F, Mark MD, Senen B, Tollrian R, Herlitze S. The Flashlight Fish Anomalops katoptron Uses Bioluminescent Light to Detect Prey in the Dark. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170489. [PMID: 28178297 PMCID: PMC5298212 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Bioluminescence is a fascinating phenomenon occurring in numerous animal taxa in the ocean. The reef dwelling splitfin flashlight fish (Anomalops katoptron) can be found in large schools during moonless nights in the shallow water of coral reefs and in the open surrounding water. Anomalops katoptron produce striking blink patterns with symbiotic bacteria in their sub-ocular light organs. We examined the blink frequency in A. katoptron under various laboratory conditions. During the night A. katoptron swims in schools roughly parallel to their conspecifics and display high blink frequencies of approximately 90 blinks/minute with equal on and off times. However, when planktonic prey was detected in the experimental tank, the open time increased compared to open times in the absence of prey and the frequency decreased to 20% compared to blink frequency at night in the absence of planktonic prey. During the day when the school is in a cave in the reef tank the blink frequency decreases to approximately 9 blinks/minute with increasing off-times of the light organ. Surprisingly the non-luminescent A. katoptron with non-functional light organs displayed the same blink frequencies and light organ open/closed times during the night and day as their luminescent conspecifics. In the presence of plankton non-luminescent specimens showed no change in the blink frequency and open/closed times compared to luminescent A. katoptron. Our experiments performed in a coral reef tank show that A. katoptron use bioluminescent illumination to detect planktonic prey and that the blink frequency of A. katoptron light organs follow an exogenous control by the ambient light.
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- Jens Hellinger
- Department of Zoology and Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Zoology and Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Zoology and Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Zoology and Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Zoology and Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
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- Fisheries College Hatta-Syahrir, Banda Naira, Malukuh Tengah, Indonesia
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- Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Zoology and Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
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Claes JM, Ho HC, Mallefet J. Control of luminescence from pygmy shark (Squaliolus aliae) photophores. J Exp Biol 2012; 215:1691-9. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.066704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The smalleye pygmy shark (Squaliolus aliae) is a dwarf pelagic shark from the Dalatiidae family that harbours thousands of tiny photophores. In this work, we studied the organisation and physiological control of these photogenic organs. Results show that they are mainly situated on the ventral side of the shark, forming a homogeneous ventral photogenic area that appears well suited for counterillumination, a well-known camouflage technique of pelagic organisms. Isolated ventral skin patches containing photophores did not respond to classical neurotransmitters and nitric oxide but produced light after melatonin (MT) application. Prolactin and α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone inhibited this hormonally induced luminescence as well as the spontaneous luminescence from the photogenic tissue. The action of MT seems to be mediated by binding to the MT2 receptor subtype, as the MT2 receptor agonist 4P-PDOT inhibited the luminescence induced by this hormone. Binding to this receptor probably decreases the intracellular cAMP concentration because forskolin inhibited spontaneous and MT-induced luminescence. In addition, a GABA inhibitory tonus seems to be present in the photogenic tissue as well, as GABA inhibited MT-induced luminescence and the application of bicuculline provoked luminescence from S. aliae photophores. Similarly to what has been found in Etmopteridae, the other luminous shark family, the main target of the luminescence control appears to be the melanophores covering the photocytes. Results suggest that bioluminescence first appeared in Dalatiidae when they adopted a pelagic style at the Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary, and was modified by Etmopteridae when they started to colonize deep-water niches and rely on this light for intraspecific behaviours.
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- Julien M. Claes
- Laboratory of Marine Biology, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, 3, Place Croix du Sud, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium and Institute of Marine Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, National Dong Hwa University, 2 Houwan Road, Checheng, Pingtung, 944, Taiwan
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, 3, Place Croix du Sud, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Claes JM, Mallefet J. Functional physiology of lantern shark (Etmopterus spinax) luminescent pattern: differential hormonal regulation of luminous zones. J Exp Biol 2010; 213:1852-8. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.041947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lantern sharks are small deep-sea sharks that harbour complex species-specific luminescent photophore patterns. The luminescent pattern of one of these sharks, Etmopterus spinax, is made up of nine luminous zones. Previous experiments revealed that in the largest of these zones (ventral zone), photophores are under hormonal control, light being triggered by both melatonin (MT) and prolactin (PRL). In this study, we analysed the luminescent responses to MT and PRL in five other luminous zones from 12 female and eight male E. spinax specimens. The results showed that all luminous zones respond to both hormones, with each zone having its own kinetic parameters (maximum light intensity, Lmax; total light emitted, Ltot; time from stimulation to Lmax, TLmax), which confirms the multifunctional character of this shark's luminescence. Ltot and Lmax were found to be directly dependent on the photophore density (PD) of the luminous zone, while TLmax varied independently from PD. In addition, we demonstrate a sexual dimorphism in the luminescent response to PRL, with male specimens having smaller Ltot and TLmax in the luminous zones from the pelvic region. As this region also harbours the sexual organs of this species, this strongly suggests a role for the luminescence from these zones in reproduction.
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- Julien M. Claes
- Laboratory of Marine Biology, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology, Earth and Life Institute, Université catholique de Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Bioluminescence spans all oceanic dimensions and has evolved many times--from bacteria to fish--to powerfully influence behavioral and ecosystem dynamics. New methods and technology have brought great advances in understanding of the molecular basis of bioluminescence, its physiological control, and its significance in marine communities. Novel tools derived from understanding the chemistry of natural light-producing molecules have led to countless valuable applications, culminating recently in a related Nobel Prize. Marine organisms utilize bioluminescence for vital functions ranging from defense to reproduction. To understand these interactions and the distributions of luminous organisms, new instruments and platforms allow observations on individual to oceanographic scales. This review explores recent advances, including the chemical and molecular, phylogenetic and functional, community and oceanographic aspects of bioluminescence.
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- Steven H D Haddock
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, California 95039, USA.
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Luck DG, Pietsch TW. In-SituObservations of a Deep-sea Ceratioid Anglerfish of the Genus Oneirodes (Lophiiformes: Oneirodidae). COPEIA 2008. [DOI: 10.1643/ce-07-075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chuang CY, Yang EC, Tso IM. Diurnal and nocturnal prey luring of a colorful predator. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 210:3830-7. [PMID: 17951424 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.007328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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While animal color signaling has been studied for decades, we have little knowledge of the role conspicuous body coloration plays in the nocturnal context. In this study we explored animal color signaling in both diurnal and nocturnal contexts to arrive at a more comprehensive understanding of its function. We quantified how the brightly colored giant wood spiders Nephila pilipes are viewed by nocturnal insects, and performed field manipulations to assess the function of a spider's coloration in both diurnal and nocturnal conditions. Seen through the eyes of moths, the conspicuous body parts of spiders are quite distinctive from the vegetation background. The presence of N. pilipes significantly increased the diurnal as well as the nocturnal prey interception rates of their webs, but these rates were significantly reduced when the conspicuous color signals of N. pilipes were altered by black paint. A comparison of the diurnal and nocturnal hunting performances of spiders showed that their conspicuous coloration had a higher luring effect under dim light conditions. These results demonstrate that the conspicuous body coloration of N. pilipes functions as a visual lure to attract both diurnal and nocturnal prey. It seems that nocturnal insects are the major target of this colorful sit-and-wait predator. We suggest that the selection pressure to effectively exploit the color vision of nocturnal prey could be one of the major forces driving the evolution of spider coloration.
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- Chih-Yen Chuang
- Department of Life Science, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Nelson ME, MacIver MA. Sensory acquisition in active sensing systems. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 2006; 192:573-86. [PMID: 16645885 DOI: 10.1007/s00359-006-0099-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2004] [Revised: 08/15/2005] [Accepted: 12/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A defining feature of active sensing is the use of self-generated energy to probe the environment. Familiar biological examples include echolocation in bats and dolphins and active electrolocation in weakly electric fish. Organisms that utilize active sensing systems can potentially exert control over the characteristics of the probe energy, such as its intensity, direction, timing, and spectral characteristics. This is in contrast to passive sensing systems, which rely on extrinsic energy sources that are not directly controllable by the organism. The ability to control the probe energy adds a new dimension to the task of acquiring relevant information about the environment. Physical and ecological constraints confronted by active sensing systems include issues of signal propagation, attenuation, speed, energetics, and conspicuousness. These constraints influence the type of energy that organisms use to probe the environment, the amount of energy devoted to the process, and the way in which the nervous system integrates sensory and motor functions for optimizing sensory acquisition performance.
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- M E Nelson
- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana, 61801, USA.
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