Individualistic patterns in the budding morphology of the Mediterranean demosponge Aplysina aerophoba
Díaz, J.A.; Movilla, J.; Ferriol, P. (2019). Individualistic patterns in the budding morphology of the Mediterranean demosponge Aplysina aerophoba. Mediterr. Mar. Sci. 20(2): 282-286. https://dx.doi.org/10.12681/mms.19322
In: Mediterranean Marine Science. National Centre for Marine Research: Athina. ISSN 1108-393X; e-ISSN 1791-6763, more
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| Keywords |
Aplysina aerophoba (Nardo, 1833) [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Mediterranean Sea; Aplysina aerophoba; Asexual reproduction; Morphogenesis; Sponge budding |
| Authors | | Top | Dataset |
- Díaz, J.A.
- Movilla, J.
- Ferriol, P.
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| Abstract |
The external morphology of sponges is characterized by high plasticity, generally considered to be shaped by environmental factors and modulated through complex morphogenetic pathways. This work shows for the first time that explants of the Atlanto-Mediterranean demosponge Aplysina aerophoba reared in aquaria under different pH and temperature conditions produce reproductive buds with a phenotype determined by the donor individual. These results suggest, therefore, that genotype can be an important factor controlling different phenotypes in this species. |
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- CorMedNet- Distribution and demographic data of habitat-forming invertebrate species from Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages between 1882 and 2019., more
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