Calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification
Abstract Calcifying organisms are considered as threatened by ocean acidification, because of their calcium carbonate skeleton. This study investigated if a calcareous sponge could synthesize its skeleton (i.e. spicules) under ocean-acidification conditions. Sponge cell aggregates that have the pote...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3a2e3faa0ade47c589e0612ceb27872b 2023-06-11T04:15:30+02:00 Calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification Bárbara Ribeiro Carolina Lima Sara Emilly Pereira Raquel Peixoto Michelle Klautau 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33611-3 https://doaj.org/article/3a2e3faa0ade47c589e0612ceb27872b EN eng Nature Portfolio https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33611-3 https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 doi:10.1038/s41598-023-33611-3 2045-2322 https://doaj.org/article/3a2e3faa0ade47c589e0612ceb27872b Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2023) Medicine R Science Q article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33611-3 2023-05-07T00:36:01Z Abstract Calcifying organisms are considered as threatened by ocean acidification, because of their calcium carbonate skeleton. This study investigated if a calcareous sponge could synthesize its skeleton (i.e. spicules) under ocean-acidification conditions. Sponge cell aggregates that have the potential to develop into a functional sponge, called primmorphs, were submitted to a 5-day experiment, with two treatments: control (pH 8.1) and acidified conditions (pH 7.6). Primmorphs of the calcareous sponge Paraleucilla magna were able to synthesize a skeleton, even under low pH, and to develop into functional sponges. The spicules had the same shape in both conditions, although the spicules synthesized in low pH were slightly thinner than those in the control. These results suggest that P. magna may be able to survive near-future ocean-acidification conditions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Scientific Reports 13 1 |
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Abstract Calcifying organisms are considered as threatened by ocean acidification, because of their calcium carbonate skeleton. This study investigated if a calcareous sponge could synthesize its skeleton (i.e. spicules) under ocean-acidification conditions. Sponge cell aggregates that have the potential to develop into a functional sponge, called primmorphs, were submitted to a 5-day experiment, with two treatments: control (pH 8.1) and acidified conditions (pH 7.6). Primmorphs of the calcareous sponge Paraleucilla magna were able to synthesize a skeleton, even under low pH, and to develop into functional sponges. The spicules had the same shape in both conditions, although the spicules synthesized in low pH were slightly thinner than those in the control. These results suggest that P. magna may be able to survive near-future ocean-acidification conditions. |
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Calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification |
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Calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification |
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Calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification |
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Calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification |
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Calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification |
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calcareous sponges can synthesize their skeleton under short-term ocean acidification |
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