The Sponges of the Carmel Pinnacles Marine Protected Area

Turner, Thomas L.; Lonhart, Steve I.

doi:10.1101/2022.11.02.514922

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“…Sponge unstalked; choanosomal skeleton containing multispicular columns; collected in shallow water: Suberites agaricus sp. nov. Turner 2023…”

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“…Choanosomal skeleton a dense, confused mass of tylostyles formed into a reticulate network; ectosome with only sparse brushes of upright tylostyles and some tangential tylostyles: Pseudosuberites latke sp. nov. Turner 2023…”

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“…Maximum tylostyle length > 500 μm; sponge sampled from deep water; associated with hermit crab; centrotylote microstrongyles densely packed in ectosome & less common in chaonosome: Suberites californiana sp. nov. Turner 2023…”

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“…Centrotylote microstrongyles densely packed in ectosome & less common in chaonosome; sponge sampled from shallow water; not associated with hermit crab: Suberites kumeyaay sp. nov. Turner 2023…”

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“…We used the NCBI taxonomy browser and blast to assemble all available suberitid sequences and comparative sequences from the Halichondriidae and outgroups. These data include unpublished datasets and numerous previous studies (Abe et al 2012;Becking et al 2013;Ereskovsky et al 2018;Erpenbeck et al 2007Erpenbeck et al , 2012Idan et al 2018;Lukić-Bilela et al 2008;Melis et al 2016;Morrow et al 2012Morrow et al , 2013Morrow et al , 2019Najafi et al 2018;Nichols 2005;Núñez Pons et al 2017;Pankey et al 2022;Perovic-Ottstadt et al 2004;Samaai et al 2017;Thacker et al 2013;Turner & Lonhart 2023;Vargas et al 2015;Vicente et al 2022). For cox1, sequences were excluded if they did not include the Folmer barcoding region.…”

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Taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in California

Turner,

Rouse,

Weigel

et al. 2024

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This study presents a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the family Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) for California, USA. We include the three species previously known from the region, document two additional species previously known from other regions, and formally describe four new species asPseudosuberites latkesp. nov.,Suberites californianasp. nov.,Suberites kumeyaaysp. nov., andSuberites agaricussp. nov. Multi-locus DNA sequence data is presented for seven of the nine species, and was combined with all publicly available data to produce the most comprehensive global phylogeny for the family to date. By integrating morphological and genetic data, we show that morphological characters may be sufficient for regional species identification but are likely inadequate for global classification into genera that reflect the evolutionary history of the family. We therefore propose that DNA sequencing is a critical component to support future taxonomic revisions.

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“…Sponge unstalked; choanosomal skeleton containing multispicular columns; collected in shallow water: Suberites agaricus sp. nov. Turner 2023…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in California

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Weigel

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Terpene biosynthesis in marine sponge animals

Wilson

Rond

Burkhardt

et al. 2023

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Sea sponges are the largest marine source of small-molecule natural products described to date. Sponge-derived molecules, such as the chemotherapeutic eribulin, the calcium-channel blocker manoalide, and antimalarial compound kalihinol A, are renowned for their impressive medicinal, chemical, and biological properties. Sponges contain microbiomes that control the production of many natural products isolated from these marine invertebrates. In fact, all genomic studies to date investigating the metabolic origins of sponge-derived small molecules concluded that microbes—not the sponge animal host—are the biosynthetic producers. However, early cell-sorting studies suggested the sponge animal host may play a role particularly in the production of terpenoid molecules. To investigate the genetic underpinnings of sponge terpenoid biosynthesis, we sequenced the metagenome and transcriptome of an isonitrile sesquiterpenoid-containing sponge of the order Bubarida. Using bioinformatic searches and biochemical validation, we identified a group of type I terpene synthases (TSs) from this sponge and multiple other species, the first of this enzyme class characterized from the sponge holobiome. The Bubarida TS-associated contigs consist of intron-containing genes homologous to sponge genes and feature GC percentage and coverage consistent with other eukaryotic sequences. We identified and characterized TS homologs from five different sponge species isolated from geographically distant locations, thereby suggesting a broad distribution amongst sponges. This work sheds light on the role of sponges in secondary metabolite production and speaks to the possibility that other sponge-specific molecules originate from the animal host.

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The Sponges of the Carmel Pinnacles Marine Protected Area

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Taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in California

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in California

Terpene biosynthesis in marine sponge animals

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