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Taxonomy and Diversity of the Sponge Fauna from Walters Shoal, a Shallow Seamount in the Western Indian Ocean Region
Taxonomy and diversity of the sponge fauna from Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount in the Western Indian Ocean region By Robyn Pauline Payne A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Scientiae in the Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape. Supervisors: Dr Toufiek Samaai Prof. Mark J. Gibbons Dr Wayne K. Florence The financial assistance of the National Research Foundation (NRF) towards this research is hereby acknowledged. Opinions expressed and conclusions arrived at, are those of the author and are not necessarily to be attributed to the NRF. December 2015 Taxonomy and diversity of the sponge fauna from Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount in the Western Indian Ocean region Robyn Pauline Payne Keywords Indian Ocean Seamount Walters Shoal Sponges Taxonomy Systematics Diversity Biogeography ii Abstract Taxonomy and diversity of the sponge fauna from Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount in the Western Indian Ocean region R. P. Payne MSc Thesis, Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape. Seamounts are poorly understood ubiquitous undersea features, with less than 4% sampled for scientific purposes globally. Consequently, the fauna associated with seamounts in the Indian Ocean remains largely unknown, with less than 300 species recorded. One such feature within this region is Walters Shoal, a shallow seamount located on the South Madagascar Ridge, which is situated approximately 400 nautical miles south of Madagascar and 600 nautical miles east of South Africa. Even though it penetrates the euphotic zone (summit is 15 m below the sea surface) and is protected by the Southern Indian Ocean Deep- Sea Fishers Association, there is a paucity of biodiversity and oceanographic data. -
A Soft Spot for Chemistry–Current Taxonomic and Evolutionary Implications of Sponge Secondary Metabolite Distribution
marine drugs Review A Soft Spot for Chemistry–Current Taxonomic and Evolutionary Implications of Sponge Secondary Metabolite Distribution Adrian Galitz 1 , Yoichi Nakao 2 , Peter J. Schupp 3,4 , Gert Wörheide 1,5,6 and Dirk Erpenbeck 1,5,* 1 Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Palaeontology & Geobiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80333 Munich, Germany; [email protected] (A.G.); [email protected] (G.W.) 2 Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan; [email protected] 3 Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg, 26111 Wilhelmshaven, Germany; [email protected] 4 Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity, University of Oldenburg (HIFMB), 26129 Oldenburg, Germany 5 GeoBio-Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80333 Munich, Germany 6 SNSB-Bavarian State Collection of Palaeontology and Geology, 80333 Munich, Germany * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: Marine sponges are the most prolific marine sources for discovery of novel bioactive compounds. Sponge secondary metabolites are sought-after for their potential in pharmaceutical applications, and in the past, they were also used as taxonomic markers alongside the difficult and homoplasy-prone sponge morphology for species delineation (chemotaxonomy). The understanding Citation: Galitz, A.; Nakao, Y.; of phylogenetic distribution and distinctiveness of metabolites to sponge lineages is pivotal to reveal Schupp, P.J.; Wörheide, G.; pathways and evolution of compound production in sponges. This benefits the discovery rate and Erpenbeck, D. A Soft Spot for yield of bioprospecting for novel marine natural products by identifying lineages with high potential Chemistry–Current Taxonomic and Evolutionary Implications of Sponge of being new sources of valuable sponge compounds. -
Proposal for a Revised Classification of the Demospongiae (Porifera) Christine Morrow1 and Paco Cárdenas2,3*
Morrow and Cárdenas Frontiers in Zoology (2015) 12:7 DOI 10.1186/s12983-015-0099-8 DEBATE Open Access Proposal for a revised classification of the Demospongiae (Porifera) Christine Morrow1 and Paco Cárdenas2,3* Abstract Background: Demospongiae is the largest sponge class including 81% of all living sponges with nearly 7,000 species worldwide. Systema Porifera (2002) was the result of a large international collaboration to update the Demospongiae higher taxa classification, essentially based on morphological data. Since then, an increasing number of molecular phylogenetic studies have considerably shaken this taxonomic framework, with numerous polyphyletic groups revealed or confirmed and new clades discovered. And yet, despite a few taxonomical changes, the overall framework of the Systema Porifera classification still stands and is used as it is by the scientific community. This has led to a widening phylogeny/classification gap which creates biases and inconsistencies for the many end-users of this classification and ultimately impedes our understanding of today’s marine ecosystems and evolutionary processes. In an attempt to bridge this phylogeny/classification gap, we propose to officially revise the higher taxa Demospongiae classification. Discussion: We propose a revision of the Demospongiae higher taxa classification, essentially based on molecular data of the last ten years. We recommend the use of three subclasses: Verongimorpha, Keratosa and Heteroscleromorpha. We retain seven (Agelasida, Chondrosiida, Dendroceratida, Dictyoceratida, Haplosclerida, Poecilosclerida, Verongiida) of the 13 orders from Systema Porifera. We recommend the abandonment of five order names (Hadromerida, Halichondrida, Halisarcida, lithistids, Verticillitida) and resurrect or upgrade six order names (Axinellida, Merliida, Spongillida, Sphaerocladina, Suberitida, Tetractinellida). Finally, we create seven new orders (Bubarida, Desmacellida, Polymastiida, Scopalinida, Clionaida, Tethyida, Trachycladida). -
Supplementary Materials: Patterns of Sponge Biodiversity in the Pilbara, Northwestern Australia
Diversity 2016, 8, 21; doi:10.3390/d8040021 S1 of S3 9 Supplementary Materials: Patterns of Sponge Biodiversity in the Pilbara, Northwestern Australia Jane Fromont, Muhammad Azmi Abdul Wahab, Oliver Gomez, Merrick Ekins, Monique Grol and John Norman Ashby Hooper 1. Materials and Methods 1.1. Collation of Sponge Occurrence Data Data of sponge occurrences were collated from databases of the Western Australian Museum (WAM) and Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) [1]. Pilbara sponge data on ALA had been captured in a northern Australian sponge report [2], but with the WAM data, provides a far more comprehensive dataset, in both geographic and taxonomic composition of sponges. Quality control procedures were undertaken to remove obvious duplicate records and those with insufficient or ambiguous species data. Due to differing naming conventions of OTUs by institutions contributing to the two databases and the lack of resources for physical comparison of all OTU specimens, a maximum error of ± 13.5% total species counts was determined for the dataset, to account for potentially unique (differently named OTUs are unique) or overlapping OTUs (differently named OTUs are the same) (157 potential instances identified out of 1164 total OTUs). The amalgamation of these two databases produced a complete occurrence dataset (presence/absence) of all currently described sponge species and OTUs from the region (see Table S1). The dataset follows the new taxonomic classification proposed by [3] and implemented by [4]. The latter source was used to confirm present validities and taxon authorities for known species names. The dataset consists of records identified as (1) described (Linnean) species, (2) records with “cf.” in front of species names which indicates the specimens have some characters of a described species but also differences, which require comparisons with type material, and (3) records as “operational taxonomy units” (OTUs) which are considered to be unique species although further assessments are required to establish their taxonomic status. -
Sponges of the Caribbean: Linking Sponge Morphology and Associated Bacterial Communities Ericka Ann Poppell
University of Richmond UR Scholarship Repository Master's Theses Student Research 5-2011 Sponges of the Caribbean: linking sponge morphology and associated bacterial communities Ericka Ann Poppell Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses Part of the Biology Commons Recommended Citation Poppell, Ericka Ann, "Sponges of the Caribbean: linking sponge morphology and associated bacterial communities" (2011). Master's Theses. Paper 847. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Research at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ABSTRACT SPONGES OF THE CARIBBEAN: LINKING SPONGE MORPHOLOGY AND ASSOCIATED BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES By: Ericka Ann Poppell, B.S. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at the University of Richmond University of Richmond, May 2011 Thesis Director: Malcolm S. Hill, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biology The ecological and evolutionary relationship between sponges and their symbiotic microflora remains poorly understood, which limits our ability to understand broad scale patterns in benthic-pelagic coupling on coral reefs. Previous research classified sponges into two different categories of sponge-microbial associations: High Microbial Abundance (HMA) and Low Microbial Abundance (LMA) sponges. Choanocyte chamber morphology and density was characterized in representatives of HMA and LMA sponges using scanning electron I)licroscopy from freeze-fractured tissue. Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis was used to examine taxonomic differences among the bacterial communities present in a variety of tropical sponges. -
Two New Haplosclerid Sponges from Caribbean Panama with Symbiotic Filamentous Cyanobacteria, and an Overview of Sponge-Cyanobacteria Associations
PORIFERA RESEARCH: BIODIVERSITY, INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY - 2007 31 Two new haplosclerid sponges from Caribbean Panama with symbiotic filamentous cyanobacteria, and an overview of sponge-cyanobacteria associations Maria Cristina Diaz'12*>, Robert W. Thacker<3), Klaus Rutzler(1), Carla Piantoni(1) (1) Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560-0163, USA. [email protected] (2) Museo Marino de Margarita, Blvd. El Paseo, Boca del Rio, Margarita, Edo. Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. [email protected] <3) Department of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, USA. [email protected] Abstract: Two new species of the order Haplosclerida from open reef and mangrove habitats in the Bocas del Toro region (Panama) have an encrusting growth form (a few mm thick), grow copiously on shallow reef environments, and are of dark purple color from dense populations of the cyanobacterial symbiont Oscillatoria spongeliae. Haliclona (Soestella) walentinae sp. nov. (Chalinidae) is dark purple outside and tan inside, and can be distinguished by its small oscules with radial, transparent canals. The interior is tan, while the consistency is soft and elastic. The species thrives on some shallow reefs, profusely overgrowing fire corals (Millepora spp.), soft corals, scleractinians, and coral rubble. Xestospongia bocatorensis sp. nov. (Petrosiidae) is dark purple, inside and outside, and its oscules are on top of small, volcano-shaped mounds and lack radial canals. The sponge is crumbly and brittle. It is found on live coral and coral rubble on reefs, and occasionally on mangrove roots. The two species have three characteristics that make them unique among the families Chalinidae and Petrosiidae: filamentous, multicellular cyanobacterial symbionts rather than unicellular species; high propensity to overgrow other reef organisms and, because of their symbionts, high rate of photosynthetic production. -
24-O-Ethylmanoalide, a Manoalide-Related Sesterterpene from the Marine Sponge Luffariella Cf
24-O-ethylmanoalide, a manoalide-related sesterterpene from the marine sponge Luffariella cf. variabilis Anne Gauvin-Bialecki, Maurice Aknin, Jacqueline Smadja To cite this version: Anne Gauvin-Bialecki, Maurice Aknin, Jacqueline Smadja. 24-O-ethylmanoalide, a manoalide-related sesterterpene from the marine sponge Luffariella cf. variabilis. Molecules, MDPI, 2008, 13 (12), pp.3184–3191. 10.3390/molecules13123184. hal-01188157 HAL Id: hal-01188157 https://hal.univ-reunion.fr/hal-01188157 Submitted on 13 May 2020 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution| 4.0 International License Molecules 2008, 13, 3184-3191; DOI: 10.3390/molecules13123184 OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules Article 24-O-Ethylmanoalide, a Manoalide-related Sesterterpene from the Marine sponge Luffariella cf. variabilis Anne Gauvin-Bialecki *, Maurice Aknin and Jacqueline Smadja Université de la Réunion, Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments, 97 715, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-mail: [email protected]; Tel: +262 262 93 81 97; Fax: +262 262 93 81 83. Received: 4 November 2008; in revised form: 5 December 2008 / Accepted: 11 December 2008 / Published: 15 December 2008 Abstract: A new manoalide-related sesterterpene, 24-O-ethylmanoalide (3), was isolated from the Indian Ocean sponge Luffariella cf. -
Magnificines a and B, Antimicrobial Marine Alkaloids Featuring a Tetrahydrooxazolo[3,2-A]
marine drugs Article Magnificines A and B, Antimicrobial Marine Alkaloids Featuring a Tetrahydrooxazolo[3,2-a]azepine-2,5(3H,6H)-dione Backbone from the Red Sea Sponge Negombata magnifica Diaa T. A. Youssef 1,* , Hani Z. Asfour 2, Grégory Genta-Jouve 3,4 and Lamiaa A. Shaala 5,6,7,* 1 Department of Natural Products, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia 2 Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Princess Al-Jawhara Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; [email protected] 3 UMR 8038 CiTCoM, Faculté de Pharmacie de Paris, Université Paris Descartes, Avenue de l’observatoire, 75006 Paris, France; [email protected] 4 Molecules of Communication and Adaptation of Microorganisms (UMR 7245), National Museum of Natural History, CNRS, 75231 Paris, France 5 Natural Products Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia 6 Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia 7 Suez Canal University Hospital, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt * Correspondence: [email protected] (D.T.A.Y.); [email protected] (L.A.S.); Tel.: +966-548535344 (D.T.A.Y.) Abstract: Investigation of the Red Sea sponge Negombata magnifica gave two novel alkaloids, mag- Citation: Youssef, D.T.A.; Asfour, nificines A and B (1 and 2) and a new β-ionone derivative, (±)-negombaionone (3), together with H.Z.; Genta-Jouve, G.; Shaala, L.A. Magnificines A and B, Antimicrobial the known latrunculin B (4) and 16-epi-latrunculin B (5). -
Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida: Thorectidae) from Korea
Journal of Species Research 9(2):147-161, 2020 Seven new species of two genera Scalarispongia and Smenospongia (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida: Thorectidae) from Korea Young A Kim1,*, Kyung Jin Lee2 and Chung Ja Sim3 1Natural History Museum, Hannam University, Daejeon 34430, Republic of Korea 2Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea 3Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Hannam University, Daejeon 34430, Republic of Korea *Correspondent: [email protected] Seven new species of two genera Scalarispongia and Smenospongia (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida: Thorectidae) are described from Gageo Island and Jeju Island, Korea. Five new species of Scalarispongia are compared to nine reported species of the genus by the skeletal structure. Scalarispongia viridis n. sp. has regular ladder-like skeletal pattern arranged throughout the sponge body and has pseudo-tertiary fibres. Scalarispongia favus n. sp. is characterized by the honeycomb shape of the surface and is similar to Sc. flava in skeletal structure, but differs in sponge shape. Scalarispongia lenis n. sp. is similar to Sc. regularis in skeletal structure but has fibers that are smaller in size. Scalarispongia canus n. sp. has irregular skeletal structure in three dimensions and ladder-like which comes out of the surface and choanosome. Scalarispongia subjiensis n. sp. has pseudo-tertiary fibres and its regular ladder-like skeletal pattern occurs at the choanosome. Two new species of Smenospongia are distinguished from the other 19 reported species of the genus by the skeletal structure. Smenospongia aspera n. sp. is similar to Sm. coreana in sponge shape but new species has rarely secondary web and thin and thick bridged fibres at near surface. -
Secondary Metabolites from the Marine Sponge Genus Phyllospongia
UC Santa Cruz UC Santa Cruz Previously Published Works Title Secondary Metabolites from the Marine Sponge Genus Phyllospongia. Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6600n2ws Journal Marine drugs, 15(1) ISSN 1660-3397 Authors Zhang, Huawei Dong, Menglian Wang, Hong et al. Publication Date 2017-01-06 DOI 10.3390/md15010012 Peer reviewed eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California marine drugs Review Secondary Metabolites from the Marine Sponge Genus Phyllospongia Huawei Zhang 1,*, Menglian Dong 1, Hong Wang 1 and Phillip Crews 2 1 School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; [email protected] (M.D.); [email protected] (H.W.) 2 Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +86-571-8832-0903 Academic Editor: Vassilios Roussis Received: 15 November 2016; Accepted: 29 December 2016; Published: 6 January 2017 Abstract: Phyllospongia, one of the most common marine sponges in tropical and subtropical oceans, has been shown to be a prolific producer of natural products with a broad spectrum of biological activities. This review for the first time provides a comprehensive overview of secondary metabolites produced by Phyllospongia spp. over the 37 years from 1980 to 2016. Keywords: marine sponge; Phyllospongia sp.; secondary metabolites; bioactivity 1. Introduction Marine sponges, as very primitive animals, are widely distributed in the oceans from tropic to polar regions. Growing evidence indicates that these animals are the most prolific source of natural products as pharmaceutical leads [1–3]. Marine sponges possess a large variety of secondary metabolites with diverse chemical structures, such as terpenoids [4], macrolides [5], and sterols [6]. -
New Antimalarial and Antimicrobial Tryptamine Derivatives from the Marine Sponge Fascaplysinopsis Reticulata
marine drugs Article New Antimalarial and Antimicrobial Tryptamine Derivatives from the Marine Sponge Fascaplysinopsis reticulata Pierre-Eric Campos 1 , Emmanuel Pichon 1,Céline Moriou 2, Patricia Clerc 1, Rozenn Trépos 3 , Michel Frederich 4 , Nicole De Voogd 5, Claire Hellio 3, Anne Gauvin-Bialecki 1,* and Ali Al-Mourabit 2 1 Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles et des Sciences des Aliments, Faculté des Sciences et Technologies, Université de La Réunion, 15 Avenue René Cassin, CS 92003, 97744 Saint-Denis CEDEX 9, La Réunion, France; [email protected] (P.-E.C.); [email protected] (E.P.); [email protected] (P.C.) 2 Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 1, av. de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; [email protected] (C.M.); [email protected] (A.A.-M.) 3 Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement MARin (LEMAR), Université de Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, LEMAR, F-29280 Plouzane, France; [email protected] (R.T.); [email protected] (C.H.) 4 Laboratory of Pharmacognosy, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Medicines, CIRM, University of Liège B36, 4000 Liège, Belgium; [email protected] 5 Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, The Netherlands; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +262-26293-8197 Received: 22 February 2019; Accepted: 12 March 2019; Published: 15 March 2019 Abstract: Chemical study of the CH2Cl2-MeOH (1:1) extract of the sponge Fascaplysinopsis reticulata collected in Mayotte highlighted three new tryptophan derived alkaloids, 6,60-bis-(debromo)-gelliusine F(1), 6-bromo-8,10-dihydro-isoplysin A (2) and 5,6-dibromo-8,10-dihydro-isoplysin A (3), along with the synthetically known 8-oxo-tryptamine (4) and the three known molecules from the same family, tryptamine (5), (E)-6-bromo-20-demethyl-30-N-methylaplysinopsin (6) and (Z)-6-bromo-20-demethyl-30-N-methylaplysinopsin (7). -
Two New Species of Genus Luffariella(Dictyoceratida
Journal190 of Species Research 6(2):190-194, 2017JOURNAL OF SPECIES RESEARCH Vol. 6, No. 2 Two new species of genus Luffariella (Dictyoceratida: Thorectidae) from Korea Chung Ja Sim1,*, Kyung Jin Lee2 and Young A Kim3 1Department of Biological Sciences, Hannam University, Daejeon 34430, Republic of Korea 2Strategic Planning Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea 3Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology, Ansan 15627, Republic of Korea *Correspondent: [email protected] Two new species of the genus Luffariella (Dictyoceratida: Thorectidae), L. tubula n. sp. and L. koreana n. sp. were collected from Jeju-do, Korea. These species differ significantly from the previously reported five species in terms of shape and skeletal structure. L. tubula n. sp. has two categories in thickness of secondary fibres which were different from other species. L. koreana n. sp. is very similar to L. variabilis from Tahiti in skeletal structure, but differs in sponge shape with irregular branching and indistinct surface conules. Primary fibres of the two new species are separated from secondary and tertiary fibres. Keywords: Luffariella, Thorectidae, Dictyoceratida, new species, Korea Ⓒ 2017 National Institute of Biological Resources DOI:10.12651/JSR.2017.6.2.190 INTRODUCTION Resources (NIBR), Incheon, Korea. The genus Luffariella in the Family Thorectidae was erected by Thiele (1899). To date, they poorly known, SYSTEMATIC ACCOUNTS with only five species reported worldwide. The five species are as follows: Luffariella variabilis (Polejaeff, Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836 1884) from Tahiti, L. geometrica Kirkpatrick 1900 from Class Demospongiae Sollas, 1885 Funafuti, L. herdmani (Dendy, 1905) from Ceylon seas, Order Dictyoceratida Minchin, 1900 L.