Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: endobiotic fauna and new distributional information

The composition of endobionts in the sponge Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica at the shelf-break, near 100 m depth, in the Argentine Sea was studied. We also provide new information on the distribution of M. (A.) magellanica, extending its northern limit to 38º36.02’S and 55º44.68’W, 91 m in the SW A...

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Main Authors: Schejter, Laura, Chiesa, Ignacio L., Doti, Brenda L., Bremec, Claudia
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https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03490.21A
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topic Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica
sponge-invertebrate associations
benthic richness
Argentine Sea
asociaciones esponja-invertebrados
riqueza bentónica
Mar Argentino
spellingShingle Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica
sponge-invertebrate associations
benthic richness
Argentine Sea
asociaciones esponja-invertebrados
riqueza bentónica
Mar Argentino
Schejter, Laura
Chiesa, Ignacio L.
Doti, Brenda L.
Bremec, Claudia
Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: endobiotic fauna and new distributional information
topic_facet Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica
sponge-invertebrate associations
benthic richness
Argentine Sea
asociaciones esponja-invertebrados
riqueza bentónica
Mar Argentino
description The composition of endobionts in the sponge Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica at the shelf-break, near 100 m depth, in the Argentine Sea was studied. We also provide new information on the distribution of M. (A.) magellanica, extending its northern limit to 38º36.02’S and 55º44.68’W, 91 m in the SW Atlantic Ocean. The main Patagonian scallop fishing grounds are located in the shelf-break frontal area of the Argentine Sea. In this area, M. (A.) magellanica plays an important role in providing habitat for at least 23 taxa of small invertebrates, mostly crustaceans (66% to 96% of the total number of individuals). On average, this sponge hosted 348 individuals per litre; Aristias cf. antarcticus (Amphipoda) was the most frequent and abundant species. Other organisms commonly found were the isopod Caecognathia sp., the amphipod Leucothoe cf. spinicarpa, the bivalve Hiatella meridionalis and the ophiuroid Ophiactis asperula. As previously demonstrated for other sponges, our study suggests that M. (A.) magellanica enhances benthic biodiversity, as it shelters a variety of invertebrate species. In areas of soft and flat substrate, erect and sessile epifauna usually acts as an ecosystem engineer, structuring the architecture of the habitat by increasing the sea-bottom complexity. Mass removal of this fauna due to intense trawling activities on Patagonian scallop beds could have devastating effects on local biodiversity. Se estudió la composición de endobiontes de la esponja Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica, recolectada en el área del talud del Mar Argentino, a una profundidad promedio de 100 m. Se presenta también nueva información sobre la distribución de M. (A.) magellanica, extendiendo su límite norte hasta los 38º36.02’S y 55º44.68’W, 91 m en el Atlántico Sudoccidental. En el Mar Argentino, los principales bancos de vieira patagónica están situados en el borde externo de la plataforma, en el área frontal del talud. En esta región, M. (A.) magellanica juega un papel importante al proveer hábitat para al menos 23 taxones de invertebrados pequeños, en su mayoría crustáceos (66 al 96% del total de individuos). En promedio, esta esponja alberga 348 individuos por litro de esponja, siendo Aristias cf. antarcticus (Amphipoda) la especie más frecuente y abundante. Otros organismos hallados con frecuencia fueron el isópodo Caecognathia sp., el anfípodo Leucothoe cf. spinicarpa, el bivalvo Hiatella meridionalis y la ofiura Ophiactis asperula. Tal como se ha encontrado en otras esponjas, nuestros resultados sugieren que M. (A.) magellanica enriquece la biodiversidad local al proveer refugio a una gran variedad de invertebrados bentónicos. En áreas de sustrato blando, la epifauna eréctil y sésil estructura la arquitectura del hábitat, aumentando la complejidad del fondo. La extracción de esta fauna a causa de una intensa actividad pesquera en los bancos de la vieira patagónica tendría efectos perjudiciales sobre la biodiversidad local.
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author Schejter, Laura
Chiesa, Ignacio L.
Doti, Brenda L.
Bremec, Claudia
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Chiesa, Ignacio L.
Doti, Brenda L.
Bremec, Claudia
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title Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: endobiotic fauna and new distributional information
title_short Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: endobiotic fauna and new distributional information
title_full Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: endobiotic fauna and new distributional information
title_fullStr Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: endobiotic fauna and new distributional information
title_full_unstemmed Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: endobiotic fauna and new distributional information
title_sort mycale (aegogropila) magellanica (porifera: demospongiae) in the southwestern atlantic ocean: endobiotic fauna and new distributional information
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spelling ftjscientiamarin:oai:scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es:article/1392 2023-05-15T13:41:51+02:00 Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica (Porifera: Demospongiae) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean: endobiotic fauna and new distributional information Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica (Porifera: Demospongiae) en el Atlántico suroeste: fauna endobiótica y nuevos datos de su distribución Schejter, Laura Chiesa, Ignacio L. Doti, Brenda L. Bremec, Claudia 2012-12-30 application/pdf https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1392 https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03490.21A eng eng Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1392/1496 Abdo D.A. 2007. Endofauna differences between two temperate marine sponges (Demospongiae; Haplosclerida; Chalinidae) from southwest Australia. Mar. Biol. 152: 845-854. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0736-7 Acha E.M., Mianzan H.W., Guerrero R.A., Favero M., Bava J. 2004. Marine fronts at the continental shelves of austral South America. Physical and ecological processes. J. Mar. Sys. 44: 83-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.09.005 Barnard K.H. 1914. Contributions to the Crustacean fauna of South Africa. 3. Additions to the marine Isopoda with notes on some previously incompletely known species. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 10: 325-442. Bavestrello G., Sará M. 1992. Morphological and genetic differences in ecologically distinct populations of Petrosia (Porifera, Demospongiae). Biol. J. Lin. Soc. 47(1): 49-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1992.tb00655.x Bertolino M., Schejter L., Calcinai B., Cerrano C., Bremec C. 2007. Sponges from a submarine canyon of the Argentine Sea. In: Márcio R., Custódio G., Lôbo-Hajdu E.H., Muricy G. (eds.) Porifera Research: Biodiversity, Innovation and Sustainability. Museu Nacional, Río de Janeiro, pp. 189-201. Bogazzi E., Baldoni A., Rivas A., Martos P., Reta R., Orensanz J.M., Lasta M., Dell'Arciprete P., Werner F. 2005. Spatial correspondence between areas of concentration of Patagonian scallop (Zygochlamys patagonica) and frontal systems in the southwestern Atlantic. Fish. Oceanogr. 14: 359-376. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2419.2005.00340.x Bremec C.S., Lasta M.L. 2002. Epibenthic assemblage associated with scallop (Zygochlamys patagonica) beds in the Argentine shelf. Bull. Mar. Sci. 70: 89-105. Bremec C., Brey T., Lasta M., Valero J., Lucifora L. 2000. Zygochlamys patagonica beds on the Argentinian shelf. Part I: Energy flow through the scallop bed community. Archive Fish. Mar. Res. 48: 295-303. Bremec C., Marecos A., Schejter L., Lasta M. 2003. Guía técnica para la identificación de invertebrados epibentónicos asociados a los bancos de vieira patagónica (Zygochlamys patagonica) en el Mar Argentino. Publicaciones Especiales INIDEP, Mar del Plata, 28 pp. Bremec C., Escolar M., Schejter L., Genzano G. 2008. Primary settlement substrate of scallop Zygochlamys patagonica (King and Broderip, 1832) (Mollusca: Pectinidae) in fishing grounds in the Argentine Sea. J. Shellfish Res. 27: 273-280. http://dx.doi.org/10.2983/0730-8000(2008)27[273:PSSOSZ]2.0.CO;2 Castritsi-Catharios J., van Soest R.W.M., Kefalas E., Vacelet J. 2011. Revised description of a poorly known Mediterranean Dictyoceratid bath sponge, Spongia (Spongia) zimocca (Schmidt, 1862) (Porifera: Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida). Zootaxa 2812: 41-62. Coleman F.C., Williams S.L. 2002. Overexploiting marine ecosystem engineers: potential consequences for biodiversity. Trends Ecol. Evol. 17: 40-44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(01)02330-8 Cook S. de C., Bergquist P. 2002a. Family Spongiidae Gray, 1867. In: Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges. Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M (eds.). New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp. 1051-1060. Cook S. de C., Bergquist P. 2002b. Family Irciniidae Gray, 1867. In: Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges. Hooper J.N.A., Van Soest R.W.M (eds.). New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, pp. 1022-1027. Cuartas E.I., Excoffon A.C. 1993. La fauna acompañante de Hymeniacidon sanguinea (Grant, 1827) (Porifera: Demospongiae). Neotrópica 39: 3-10. De Broyer C., Lowry J.K., Ja?d?ewski K., Robert H. 2007. Census of Antarctic Marine Life. Synopsis of the Amphipoda of the Southern Ocean. Part. 1. Catalogue of the Gammaridean and Corophiidean Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Southern Ocean with distribution and ecological data. Bull. Inst. R. Sci. Nat. Belgique 77: 1-325. Duarte L.F.L., Nalesso R.C. 1996. The sponge Zygomycale parishii (Bowerbank) and its endobiotic fauna. Estuar. Coast. Shelf Sci. 42: 139-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/ecss.1996.0011 Huang J.P., McClintock J.B., Amsler C.D., Huang Y.M. 2008. 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Copyright (c) 2012 Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Scientia Marina; Vol. 76 No. 4 (2012); 753-761 Scientia Marina; Vol. 76 Núm. 4 (2012); 753-761 1886-8134 0214-8358 10.3989/scimar.2012.76n4 Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica sponge-invertebrate associations benthic richness Argentine Sea asociaciones esponja-invertebrados riqueza bentónica Mar Argentino info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed article Artículo revisado por pares 2012 ftjscientiamarin https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03490.21A https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2012.76n4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0736-7 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2003.09.005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.1992.tb00655.x https://doi.org/10.1111/ 2022-03-20T16:31:16Z The composition of endobionts in the sponge Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica at the shelf-break, near 100 m depth, in the Argentine Sea was studied. We also provide new information on the distribution of M. (A.) magellanica, extending its northern limit to 38º36.02’S and 55º44.68’W, 91 m in the SW Atlantic Ocean. The main Patagonian scallop fishing grounds are located in the shelf-break frontal area of the Argentine Sea. In this area, M. (A.) magellanica plays an important role in providing habitat for at least 23 taxa of small invertebrates, mostly crustaceans (66% to 96% of the total number of individuals). On average, this sponge hosted 348 individuals per litre; Aristias cf. antarcticus (Amphipoda) was the most frequent and abundant species. Other organisms commonly found were the isopod Caecognathia sp., the amphipod Leucothoe cf. spinicarpa, the bivalve Hiatella meridionalis and the ophiuroid Ophiactis asperula. As previously demonstrated for other sponges, our study suggests that M. (A.) magellanica enhances benthic biodiversity, as it shelters a variety of invertebrate species. In areas of soft and flat substrate, erect and sessile epifauna usually acts as an ecosystem engineer, structuring the architecture of the habitat by increasing the sea-bottom complexity. Mass removal of this fauna due to intense trawling activities on Patagonian scallop beds could have devastating effects on local biodiversity. Se estudió la composición de endobiontes de la esponja Mycale (Aegogropila) magellanica, recolectada en el área del talud del Mar Argentino, a una profundidad promedio de 100 m. Se presenta también nueva información sobre la distribución de M. (A.) magellanica, extendiendo su límite norte hasta los 38º36.02’S y 55º44.68’W, 91 m en el Atlántico Sudoccidental. En el Mar Argentino, los principales bancos de vieira patagónica están situados en el borde externo de la plataforma, en el área frontal del talud. En esta región, M. (A.) magellanica juega un papel importante al proveer hábitat para al menos 23 taxones de invertebrados pequeños, en su mayoría crustáceos (66 al 96% del total de individuos). En promedio, esta esponja alberga 348 individuos por litro de esponja, siendo Aristias cf. antarcticus (Amphipoda) la especie más frecuente y abundante. Otros organismos hallados con frecuencia fueron el isópodo Caecognathia sp., el anfípodo Leucothoe cf. spinicarpa, el bivalvo Hiatella meridionalis y la ofiura Ophiactis asperula. Tal como se ha encontrado en otras esponjas, nuestros resultados sugieren que M. (A.) magellanica enriquece la biodiversidad local al proveer refugio a una gran variedad de invertebrados bentónicos. En áreas de sustrato blando, la epifauna eréctil y sésil estructura la arquitectura del hábitat, aumentando la complejidad del fondo. La extracción de esta fauna a causa de una intensa actividad pesquera en los bancos de la vieira patagónica tendría efectos perjudiciales sobre la biodiversidad local. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* antarcticus Scientia Marina (E-Journal) Argentine Argentino Límite ENVELOPE(-57.629,-57.629,-61.898,-61.898) Refugio ENVELOPE(-67.167,-67.167,-68.367,-68.367) Scientia Marina 0 0