Coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures

Abstract The resilience of coral reefs is dependent on the ability of corals to settle after disturbances. While crustose coralline algae (CCA) are considered important substrates for coral settlement, it remains unclear whether coral larvae respond to CCA metabolites and microbial cues when selecti...

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Autores principales: Hendrikje Jorissen, Pierre E. Galand, Isabelle Bonnard, Sonora Meiling, Delphine Raviglione, Anne-Leila Meistertzheim, Laetitia Hédouin, Bernard Banaigs, Claude E. Payri, Maggy M. Nugues
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8d3f3a5cf9aa4e0a8dab50ce5c61066b2021-12-02T16:08:05ZCoral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures10.1038/s41598-021-94096-62045-2322https://doaj.org/article/8d3f3a5cf9aa4e0a8dab50ce5c61066b2021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94096-6https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The resilience of coral reefs is dependent on the ability of corals to settle after disturbances. While crustose coralline algae (CCA) are considered important substrates for coral settlement, it remains unclear whether coral larvae respond to CCA metabolites and microbial cues when selecting sites for attachment and metamorphosis. This study tested the settlement preferences of an abundant coral species (Acropora cytherea) against six different CCA species from three habitats (exposed, subcryptic and cryptic), and compared these preferences with the metabolome and microbiome characterizing the CCA. While all CCA species induced settlement, only one species (Titanoderma prototypum) significantly promoted settlement on the CCA surface, rather than on nearby dead coral or plastic surfaces. This species had a very distinct bacterial community and metabolomic fingerprint. Furthermore, coral settlement rates and the CCA microbiome and metabolome were specific to the CCA preferred habitat, suggesting that microbes and/or chemicals serve as environmental indicators for coral larvae. Several amplicon sequence variants and two lipid classes—glycoglycerolipids and betaine lipids—present in T. prototypum were identified as potential omic cues influencing coral settlement. These results support that the distinct microbiome and metabolome of T. prototypum may promote the settlement and attachment of coral larvae.Hendrikje JorissenPierre E. GalandIsabelle BonnardSonora MeilingDelphine RaviglioneAnne-Leila MeistertzheimLaetitia HédouinBernard BanaigsClaude E. PayriMaggy M. NuguesNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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Hendrikje Jorissen
Pierre E. Galand
Isabelle Bonnard
Sonora Meiling
Delphine Raviglione
Anne-Leila Meistertzheim
Laetitia Hédouin
Bernard Banaigs
Claude E. Payri
Maggy M. Nugues
Coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures
description Abstract The resilience of coral reefs is dependent on the ability of corals to settle after disturbances. While crustose coralline algae (CCA) are considered important substrates for coral settlement, it remains unclear whether coral larvae respond to CCA metabolites and microbial cues when selecting sites for attachment and metamorphosis. This study tested the settlement preferences of an abundant coral species (Acropora cytherea) against six different CCA species from three habitats (exposed, subcryptic and cryptic), and compared these preferences with the metabolome and microbiome characterizing the CCA. While all CCA species induced settlement, only one species (Titanoderma prototypum) significantly promoted settlement on the CCA surface, rather than on nearby dead coral or plastic surfaces. This species had a very distinct bacterial community and metabolomic fingerprint. Furthermore, coral settlement rates and the CCA microbiome and metabolome were specific to the CCA preferred habitat, suggesting that microbes and/or chemicals serve as environmental indicators for coral larvae. Several amplicon sequence variants and two lipid classes—glycoglycerolipids and betaine lipids—present in T. prototypum were identified as potential omic cues influencing coral settlement. These results support that the distinct microbiome and metabolome of T. prototypum may promote the settlement and attachment of coral larvae.
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author Hendrikje Jorissen
Pierre E. Galand
Isabelle Bonnard
Sonora Meiling
Delphine Raviglione
Anne-Leila Meistertzheim
Laetitia Hédouin
Bernard Banaigs
Claude E. Payri
Maggy M. Nugues
author_facet Hendrikje Jorissen
Pierre E. Galand
Isabelle Bonnard
Sonora Meiling
Delphine Raviglione
Anne-Leila Meistertzheim
Laetitia Hédouin
Bernard Banaigs
Claude E. Payri
Maggy M. Nugues
author_sort Hendrikje Jorissen
title Coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures
title_short Coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures
title_full Coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures
title_fullStr Coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures
title_full_unstemmed Coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures
title_sort coral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/8d3f3a5cf9aa4e0a8dab50ce5c61066b
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