<i>Halofolliculina</i>Ciliate Infections on Corals (Skeletal Eroding Disease)

Page, Cathie A.; Cróquer, Aldo; Bastidas, Carolina; Rodríguez, Sebastián; Neale, Stephen; Weil, Ernesto; Willis, Bette L.

doi:10.1002/9781118828502.ch26

“…Among species, tissue mortality in the presence of CCI was at least 2.5-fold faster in branching Acropora cervicornis than in the two massive coral species Orbicella faveolata and O. annularis. Halofolliculina ciliate infections show variations in rates of tissue loss, particularly among Caribbean coral species, supporting that taxa vary in their susceptibility as suggested by Page et al (2015). This idea is supported by observations showing that CCI is more prevalent in species of certain genera (e.g.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…Disease progression and tissue mortality associated with aggregations of Halofolliculina have been documented for four Indo-Pacific and three Caribbean coral species (Page & Willis 2008;Haapkylä et al 2009;Rodríguez 2008;Rodríguez et al 2009;Page et al 2015). In the Pacific, Acropora muricata and A. pulchra had rates of disease progression of 2 ± 0.3 mm/day and 5 mm/day, respectively (Haapkylä et al 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In Venezuela, CCI mostly affects species of Acropora and Orbicella, reaching a prevalence of up to 85% of colonies of A. cervicornis in Los Roques (Cróquer, Bastidas & Lipscomb 2006;Rodríguez et al 2009). The relatively recent discovery of CCI in the Caribbean, despite disease surveys dating back to the 1970s, suggested that either the disease has recently emerged or it has been overlooked or confounded with Black Band Disease (Cróquer, Bastidas & Lipscomb 2006;Page et al 2015).…”

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Peer Review #2 of "Tissue mortality by Caribbean ciliate infection and white band disease in three reef-building coral species (v0.1)"

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Caribbean ciliate infection (CCI) and white band disease (WBD) are diseases that affect a multitude of coral hosts and are associated with rapid rates of tissue losses, thus contributing to declining coral cover in Caribbean reefs. In this study we compared tissue mortality rates associated to CCI in three species of corals with different growth forms: Orbicella faveolata (massive-boulder), O. annularis (massive-columnar) and Acropora cervicornis (branching). We also compared mortality rates in colonies of A. cervicornis bearing WBD and CCI. The study was conducted at two locations in Los Roques Archipelago National Park between April 2012 and March 2013. In A. cervicornis, the rate of tissue loss was similar between WBD (0.8±1 mm/day, mean ± SD) and CCI (0.7±0.9 mm/day). However, mortality rate by CCI in A. cervicornis was faster than in the massive species O. faveolata (0.5±0.6 mm/day) and O. annularis (0.3±0.3 mm/day). Tissue regeneration was at least fifteen times slower than the mortality rates for both diseases regardless of coral species. This is the first study providing coral tissue mortality and regeneration rates associated to CCI in colonies with massive morphologies, and it highlights the risks of further cover losses of the three most important reef-building species in the Caribbean.

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“…Here, ciliate infections by Halofolliculina were first reported in 10 coral species from Venezuela ( Cróquer, Bastidas & Lipscomb , 2006 ) but soon after that it was observed throughout the wider Caribbean ( Cróquer et al , 2006 ). Among affected corals, Acropora palmata, A. cervicornis, Diploria labyrinthiformis, D. strigosa, Colpophyllia natans, Orbicella faveolata, O. annularis, M. franksi, Agaricia tenuifolia and Porites porites , appeared particularly vulnerable to Halofolliculina infections ( Cróquer, Bastidas & Lipscomb , 2006 ; Page et al , 2015 ). In Venezuela, CCI mostly affects species of Acropora and Orbicella , reaching a prevalence of up to 85% of colonies of A. cervicornis in Los Roques ( Cróquer, Bastidas & Lipscomb , 2006 ; Rodríguez et al , 2009 ).…”

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Tissue mortality by Caribbean ciliate infection and white band disease in three reef-building coral species

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Caribbean ciliate infection (CCI) and white band disease (WBD) are diseases that affect a multitude of coral hosts and are associated with rapid rates of tissue losses, thus contributing to declining coral cover in Caribbean reefs. In this study we compared tissue mortality rates associated to CCI in three species of corals with different growth forms: Orbicella faveolata (massive-boulder), O. annularis (massive-columnar) and Acropora cervicornis (branching). We also compared mortality rates in colonies of A. cervicornis bearing WBD and CCI. The study was conducted at two locations in Los Roques Archipelago National Park between April 2012 and March 2013. In A. cervicornis, the rate of tissue loss was similar between WBD (0.8 ± 1 mm/day, mean ± SD) and CCI (0.7 ± 0.9 mm/day). However, mortality rate by CCI in A. cervicornis was faster than in the massive species O. faveolata (0.5 ± 0.6 mm/day) and O. annularis (0.3 ± 0.3 mm/day). Tissue regeneration was at least fifteen times slower than the mortality rates for both diseases regardless of coral species. This is the first study providing coral tissue mortality and regeneration rates associated to CCI in colonies with massive morphologies, and it highlights the risks of further cover losses of the three most important reef-building species in the Caribbean.

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“…Among affected corals, Acropora palmata, A. cervicornis, Diploria labyrinthiformis, D. strigosa, Colpophyllia natans, Orbicella faveolata, O. annularis, M. franksi, Agaricia tenuifolia and Porites porites, appeared particularly vulnerable to Halofolliculina infections (Cróquer, Bastidas & Lipscomb 2006;Page et al 2015). In Venezuela, CCI mostly affects species of Acropora and Orbicella, reaching a prevalence of up to 85% of colonies of A. cervicornis in Los Roques (Cróquer, Bastidas & Lipscomb 2006;Rodríguez et al 2009).…”

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Peer Review #1 of "Tissue mortality by Caribbean ciliate infection and white band disease in three reef-building coral species (v0.1)"

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Caribbean ciliate infection (CCI) and white band disease (WBD) are diseases that affect a multitude of coral hosts and are associated with rapid rates of tissue losses, thus contributing to declining coral cover in Caribbean reefs. In this study we compared tissue mortality rates associated to CCI in three species of corals with different growth forms: Orbicella faveolata (massive-boulder), O. annularis (massive-columnar) and Acropora cervicornis (branching). We also compared mortality rates in colonies of A. cervicornis bearing WBD and CCI. The study was conducted at two locations in Los Roques Archipelago National Park between April 2012 and March 2013. In A. cervicornis, the rate of tissue loss was similar between WBD (0.8±1 mm/day, mean ± SD) and CCI (0.7±0.9 mm/day). However, mortality rate by CCI in A. cervicornis was faster than in the massive species O. faveolata (0.5±0.6 mm/day) and O. annularis (0.3±0.3 mm/day). Tissue regeneration was at least fifteen times slower than the mortality rates for both diseases regardless of coral species. This is the first study providing coral tissue mortality and regeneration rates associated to CCI in colonies with massive morphologies, and it highlights the risks of further cover losses of the three most important reef-building species in the Caribbean.

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HalofolliculinaCiliate Infections on Corals (Skeletal Eroding Disease)

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