Apple snail egg perivitellin coloration, as a taxonomic character for invasive Pomacea maculata and P. canaliculata, determined by a simple method

Pasquevich, María Yanina; Heras, Horacio

doi:10.1007/s10530-020-02255-z

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“…Absorption spectra of egg carotenoproteins are valuable taxonomic characters in Pomacea spp. (Pasquevich & Heras, 2020). PV1s absorb light in the visible region of the spectrum because of the presence of carotenoids pigments (Heras et al, 2007).…”

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Phylogenetic variations in a novel family of hyperstable apple snail egg proteins: insights into structural stability and functional trends

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Dreon

Diupotex-Chong³

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The relationship between protein stability and function evolution in nature has not been explored in detail. We investigate this fundamental question by characterizing the Perivitellin-1 (PV1) orthologs within Pomacea snails. These highly stable egg carotenoproteins, crucial to the snails reproductive success, have acquired clade-related protective functions. To gain insight into the molecular evolution of reproductive proteins along a genus we studied P. patula PV1 (PpaPV1) from Flagellata eggs, the most basal clade of Pomacea. PpaPV1 stands as the most stable PV1, with a much longer unfolding half-life and resistance to detergent unfolding, indicating a loss of kinetic stability in the derived clades. In fact, PpaPV1 is among the most hyperstable proteins described in nature. Its molecular weight, size, and high resistance to proteolysis are similar to and shared with all PV1s. Its spectral characteristics and associated pale egg coloration as well as a mild lectin activity indicate these protein traits appeared early in the evolution of the genus. However, lectin binding is less strong, and glycan specificity is narrower than those PV1s of its sister Bridgesii clade. Our results provide experimental evidence of the relationship between protein stability and evolvability, showing that along their rapid evolution, PV1s tradeoff between structural and kinetic stability loss and the acquisition of diverse defensive traits: a strong lectin activity (Bridgesii clade), or an aposematic warning coloration (Canaliculata clade). This study offers insight into the molecular evolution of a novel family of invertebrate reproductive proteins that accompanied the fast diversification of the genus and may have contributed to Canaliculata snails invasiveness.

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Phylogenetic variations in a novel family of hyperstable apple snail egg proteins: insights into structural stability and functional trends

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Dreon

Diupotex-Chong³

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“…Apple snails are freshwater and amphibious gastropods from the family Ampullariidae (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda). P. maculata and P. canaliculata are two of the most pervasive and destructive invasive apple snails, as well as being the focus of research in the field [9,84]. However, the two species were only distinguished after 2007 with the popularity of molecular techniques (using mitochondrial markers to resolve the taxonomic confusion in ASs) [18], which previously generally considered P. maculata to belong to P. canaliculata [4,85].…”

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“…Pomacea species have caused serious damage to local ecosystems and agriculture [7] since they have spread to tropical and subtropical regions in the world. This occurs mainly for Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata, which are the two most invasive and destructive species of ASs [8,9]. In fact, P. canaliculata is considered one of the 100 world's worst invasive alien species [10].…”

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A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Apple Snails (Ampullariidae)

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Apple snails (ASs), the freshwater snails of the family Ampullariidae, are widely spread in tropical and subtropical regions. Owing to their strong invasiveness and harmful effects on agricultural production and ecosystems, they have attracted considerable attention. However, less research has been conducted on the whole picture of the current research status and development trends in the ASs field. For this purpose, we conducted a bibliometric analysis based on a total of 1028 publications regarding ASs published between 1900 and 2021 using VOSviewer 1.6.18 and CiteSpace 6.1.R3 software. The results suggest that ASs research has received increasing attention in recent years. The most productive country has been the USA, while the institution with the most publications was Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas Conicet. “Zoology” was the category of the most popular subject, Journal of Molluscan Studies was the primary journal, and P.R. Martin was the most outstanding author in ASs field. Invasive alien species, alarm response, copper (Cu) exposure, taxonomy and phylogenetic analysis, Angiostrongylus cantonensis (parasite), control (including molluscicidal activity), growth and reproduction, and feeding preferences were the main research hotspots. Further, “Pomacea maculata”, “Evolution”, “Biology”, “Digestive gland”, “Phylogeny”, “Identification”, “Pomacea canaliculata caenogastropoda”, “Diversity”, and “Nonnative apple snail” have been emerging active topics in recent years. These findings can help researchers in this area to better understand the direction and advances of ASs research and are valuable for future research and agricultural practice of apple snail control.

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Niche conservatism and geographical range expansion of Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata in non-native United States and China

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The most noxious apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata and P. maculata) native to South America, currently has two distinct invaded ranges in China and the United States. Whether the environmental niches of the two closely related species have changed or remained stable (niche conservatism hypothesis) during the invasion process has become an important issue in forecasting their potential geographic distributions. For each Pomacea snail, two ecological niche models (ENMs, employing BIOMOD2) were generated based on bioclimatic variables and occurrence records in: (1) the native range;(2) the different invasive range. Conservation of ecological niche between the native and invasive snail populations were then tested by principal component and niche dynamics analysis. According to all models, precipitation contributed most to distribution of P. maculata, whereas low temperature was another most in uential factor for spread of P. canaliculata. Niche conservatism were indicated by niche similarity tests and high niche stability for both Pomacea snails during their invasions in two regions. Niche expansions of P. canaliculata were relatively larger than un lling values, whereas niche expansions of P. maculata were lower than un llings. High niche un lling for P. maculata in the United States revealed a great potential for further expansion in this region. We discuss the possible roles of physiological tolerances, genetic variation, residence time and hybridization in shaping niche changes for Pomacea snails during their invasion processes. Findings of this work can improve the understanding of potential mechanisms for niche differentiation and provide a theoretical basis for forecasting the invasion potential of Pomacea snails.

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Apple snail egg perivitellin coloration, as a taxonomic character for invasive Pomacea maculata and P. canaliculata, determined by a simple method

Cited by 5 publications

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Phylogenetic variations in a novel family of hyperstable apple snail egg proteins: insights into structural stability and functional trends

Phylogenetic variations in a novel family of hyperstable apple snail egg proteins: insights into structural stability and functional trends

A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Apple Snails (Ampullariidae)

Niche conservatism and geographical range expansion of Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea maculata in non-native United States and China

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