Sleeping with the enemy: unravelling the symbiotic relationships between the scale worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae (Annelida: Polynoidae) and its carnivorous sponge hosts
The North Atlantic deep-water polynoid worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae is involved in an exceptional symbiotic relationship with two hosts: the carnivorous sponges Chondrocladia robertballardi and Chondrocladia virgata. While this is an obligate symbiotic relationship, its real nature is unclear. We...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/319649 2024-02-11T10:06:01+01:00 Sleeping with the enemy: unravelling the symbiotic relationships between the scale worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae (Annelida: Polynoidae) and its carnivorous sponge hosts Taboada, Sergi Serra-Silva, Ana Díez-Vives, Cristina Neal, Lenka Cristobo, Javier Ríos, Pilar Hestetun, Jon Thomassen Clarck, Brett Rossi, María Eleonora Junoy, Juan Navarro, Joan Riesgo, Ana 2020 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/12119 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/319649 https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa146 en eng Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón 2030-12-30 Postprint https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article-abstract/193/1/295/6055457?redirectedFrom=fulltext Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 193. 2020: 295-318 0024-4082 1096-3642 http://hdl.handle.net/10508/12119 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/319649 doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa146 23064 embargo_20301230 Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón bioluminescence Medio Marino confocal microbiome microCT molecular connectivity mutualism stable isotopes trophic relationships Symbiosis artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2020 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa146 2024-01-16T11:45:39Z The North Atlantic deep-water polynoid worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae is involved in an exceptional symbiotic relationship with two hosts: the carnivorous sponges Chondrocladia robertballardi and Chondrocladia virgata. While this is an obligate symbiotic relationship, its real nature is unclear. We used a multidisciplinary approach to narrow down the type of symbiotic relationship between symbiont and hosts. Molecular connectivity analyses using COI and 16S suggest that N. chondrocladiae has high potential for dispersal, connecting sites hundreds of kilometres apart, likely aided by oceanographic currents. Microbial analyses on different anatomical parts of five Chondrocladia species suggest that the presence of the worm in C. robertballardi does not affect the microbiome of the sponge. MicroCT analysis on N. chondrocladiae show that it has dorsally oriented parapodia, which might prevent the worm from getting trapped in the sponge. A faecal pellet recovered from the worm suggests that the polynoid feeds on the crustacean prey captured by the sponge, something corroborated by our stable isotope analysis. Light and confocal microscopy images suggest that N. chondrocladiae elytra produce bioluminescence. We propose that the worm might use bioluminescence as a lure for prey (increasing the food available for both the sponge and the polynoid) and thus fuelling a mutualistic relationship. SI Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Deep Water North Atlantic Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193 1 295 318 |
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Centro Oceanográfico de Gijón bioluminescence Medio Marino confocal microbiome microCT molecular connectivity mutualism stable isotopes trophic relationships Symbiosis Taboada, Sergi Serra-Silva, Ana Díez-Vives, Cristina Neal, Lenka Cristobo, Javier Ríos, Pilar Hestetun, Jon Thomassen Clarck, Brett Rossi, María Eleonora Junoy, Juan Navarro, Joan Riesgo, Ana Sleeping with the enemy: unravelling the symbiotic relationships between the scale worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae (Annelida: Polynoidae) and its carnivorous sponge hosts |
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The North Atlantic deep-water polynoid worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae is involved in an exceptional symbiotic relationship with two hosts: the carnivorous sponges Chondrocladia robertballardi and Chondrocladia virgata. While this is an obligate symbiotic relationship, its real nature is unclear. We used a multidisciplinary approach to narrow down the type of symbiotic relationship between symbiont and hosts. Molecular connectivity analyses using COI and 16S suggest that N. chondrocladiae has high potential for dispersal, connecting sites hundreds of kilometres apart, likely aided by oceanographic currents. Microbial analyses on different anatomical parts of five Chondrocladia species suggest that the presence of the worm in C. robertballardi does not affect the microbiome of the sponge. MicroCT analysis on N. chondrocladiae show that it has dorsally oriented parapodia, which might prevent the worm from getting trapped in the sponge. A faecal pellet recovered from the worm suggests that the polynoid feeds on the crustacean prey captured by the sponge, something corroborated by our stable isotope analysis. Light and confocal microscopy images suggest that N. chondrocladiae elytra produce bioluminescence. We propose that the worm might use bioluminescence as a lure for prey (increasing the food available for both the sponge and the polynoid) and thus fuelling a mutualistic relationship. SI |
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Taboada, Sergi Serra-Silva, Ana Díez-Vives, Cristina Neal, Lenka Cristobo, Javier Ríos, Pilar Hestetun, Jon Thomassen Clarck, Brett Rossi, María Eleonora Junoy, Juan Navarro, Joan Riesgo, Ana |
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Sleeping with the enemy: unravelling the symbiotic relationships between the scale worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae (Annelida: Polynoidae) and its carnivorous sponge hosts |
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Sleeping with the enemy: unravelling the symbiotic relationships between the scale worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae (Annelida: Polynoidae) and its carnivorous sponge hosts |
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Sleeping with the enemy: unravelling the symbiotic relationships between the scale worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae (Annelida: Polynoidae) and its carnivorous sponge hosts |
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Sleeping with the enemy: unravelling the symbiotic relationships between the scale worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae (Annelida: Polynoidae) and its carnivorous sponge hosts |
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Sleeping with the enemy: unravelling the symbiotic relationships between the scale worm Neopolynoe chondrocladiae (Annelida: Polynoidae) and its carnivorous sponge hosts |
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sleeping with the enemy: unravelling the symbiotic relationships between the scale worm neopolynoe chondrocladiae (annelida: polynoidae) and its carnivorous sponge hosts |
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