2012
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-012-0047-5
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Ultrastructure, Molecular Phylogenetics, and Chlorophyll a Content of Novel Cyanobacterial Symbionts in Temperate Sponges

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“…The most notable example is a Synechocystis-related cyanobacterium in Ircinia fasciculata. A previous report has shown that this cyanobacterium represented a distinct clade of sponge symbionts specific to I. fasciculata yet occurred in only one of three I. fasciculata individuals studied (17). Here, we report similar findings, with the same Synechocystis phylotype recovered in only one of six host individuals, and we showed that this association was stable over time, as the cyanobacterium was recovered in winter and summer clone libraries and present in all symbiont profiles for this particular sponge host.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
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“…The most notable example is a Synechocystis-related cyanobacterium in Ircinia fasciculata. A previous report has shown that this cyanobacterium represented a distinct clade of sponge symbionts specific to I. fasciculata yet occurred in only one of three I. fasciculata individuals studied (17). Here, we report similar findings, with the same Synechocystis phylotype recovered in only one of six host individuals, and we showed that this association was stable over time, as the cyanobacterium was recovered in winter and summer clone libraries and present in all symbiont profiles for this particular sponge host.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Cyanobacteria are a key functional guild in the sponge microbiota, capable of photosynthetic carbon assimilation and the transfer of surplus carbon stores to their hosts (59). A recent study reported higher photosynthetic activity of cyanobacterial symbionts in I. fasciculata than in I. variabilis, with differences in symbiont functionality related to ambient irradiance levels in preferred host habitats rather than symbiont composition (17). Here, we show that I. variabilis exhibited minimal seasonal fluctuations in chl a content, consistent with reduced irradiance levels in the shaded habitats where this species thrives.…”
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“…Mutualism between invertebrates and photosynthetic symbionts (algae and cyanobacteria) are generally known in cnidarians (especially corals) (e.g., Fransolet et al 2012), sponges (e.g., Weissenfles 1989Venn et al 2008;Erwin et al 2012), mussels (Gray et al 1999) and also in ascidians (Erwin et al 2012). However, coexistence of algae and bryozoa are poorly understood.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%