Assessing the Zoantharian Diversity of the Tropical Eastern Pacific through an Integrative Approach

Abstract Zoantharians represent a group of marine invertebrates widely distributed from shallow waters to the deep sea. Despite a high diversity and abundance in the rocky reefs of the Pacific Ocean, very few studies have been reported on the diversity of this group in the Tropical Eastern Pacific c...

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Autores principales:	Karla B. Jaramillo, Miriam Reverter, Paul O. Guillen, Grace McCormack, Jenny Rodriguez, Frédéric Sinniger, Olivier P. Thomas
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4b4bafab615045f2b5798dd083e182302021-12-02T16:08:14ZAssessing the Zoantharian Diversity of the Tropical Eastern Pacific through an Integrative Approach10.1038/s41598-018-25086-42045-2322https://doaj.org/article/4b4bafab615045f2b5798dd083e182302018-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25086-4https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Zoantharians represent a group of marine invertebrates widely distributed from shallow waters to the deep sea. Despite a high diversity and abundance in the rocky reefs of the Pacific Ocean, very few studies have been reported on the diversity of this group in the Tropical Eastern Pacific coasts. While molecular techniques recently clarified some taxonomic relationships within the order, the taxonomy of zoantharians is still highly challenging due to a lack of clear morphological characters and confusing use of different data in previous studies. Our first insight into the zoantharian diversity at El Pelado Marine Protected Area - Ecuador led to the identification of six species: Terrazoanthus patagonichus; Terrazoanthus sp.; Antipathozoanthus hickmani; Parazoanthus darwini; Zoanthus cf. pulchellus; and Zoanthus cf. sociatus. A metabolomic approach using UHPLC-HRMS was proven to be very efficient as a complementary tool in the systematics of these species and specialized metabolites of the ecdysteroid and alkaloid families were identified as key biomarkers for interspecific discrimination. These results show good promise for an application of this integrative approach to other zoantharians.Karla B. JaramilloMiriam ReverterPaul O. GuillenGrace McCormackJenny RodriguezFrédéric SinnigerOlivier P. ThomasNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2018)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Karla B. Jaramillo Miriam Reverter Paul O. Guillen Grace McCormack Jenny Rodriguez Frédéric Sinniger Olivier P. Thomas Assessing the Zoantharian Diversity of the Tropical Eastern Pacific through an Integrative Approach
description	Abstract Zoantharians represent a group of marine invertebrates widely distributed from shallow waters to the deep sea. Despite a high diversity and abundance in the rocky reefs of the Pacific Ocean, very few studies have been reported on the diversity of this group in the Tropical Eastern Pacific coasts. While molecular techniques recently clarified some taxonomic relationships within the order, the taxonomy of zoantharians is still highly challenging due to a lack of clear morphological characters and confusing use of different data in previous studies. Our first insight into the zoantharian diversity at El Pelado Marine Protected Area - Ecuador led to the identification of six species: Terrazoanthus patagonichus; Terrazoanthus sp.; Antipathozoanthus hickmani; Parazoanthus darwini; Zoanthus cf. pulchellus; and Zoanthus cf. sociatus. A metabolomic approach using UHPLC-HRMS was proven to be very efficient as a complementary tool in the systematics of these species and specialized metabolites of the ecdysteroid and alkaloid families were identified as key biomarkers for interspecific discrimination. These results show good promise for an application of this integrative approach to other zoantharians.
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author	Karla B. Jaramillo Miriam Reverter Paul O. Guillen Grace McCormack Jenny Rodriguez Frédéric Sinniger Olivier P. Thomas
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title	Assessing the Zoantharian Diversity of the Tropical Eastern Pacific through an Integrative Approach
title_short	Assessing the Zoantharian Diversity of the Tropical Eastern Pacific through an Integrative Approach
title_full	Assessing the Zoantharian Diversity of the Tropical Eastern Pacific through an Integrative Approach
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Assessing the Zoantharian Diversity of the Tropical Eastern Pacific through an Integrative Approach

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