Fused embryos and pre-metamorphic conjoined larvae in a broadcast spawning reef coral [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54p]

Fused embryos and pre-metamorphic conjoined larvae in a broadcast spawning reef coral [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54p]

Fusion of embryos or larvae prior to metamorphosis is rarely known to date in colonial marine organisms. Here, we document for the first time that the embryos of the broadcast spawning coral Platygyra daedalea could fuse during blastulation and further develop into conjoined larvae, and the settleme...

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Main Authors: Lei Jiang, Xin-Ming Lei, Sheng Liu, Hui Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2015-03-01
Series:F1000Research
Subjects:
Marine & Freshwater Ecology
Morphogenesis & Cell Biology
Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/4-44/v2
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spelling doaj-5c5114ff853447b6b8538d926a705fcd2020-11-25T03:10:21ZengF1000 Research LtdF1000Research2046-14022015-03-01410.12688/f1000research.6136.26649Fused embryos and pre-metamorphic conjoined larvae in a broadcast spawning reef coral [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54p]Lei Jiang0Xin-Ming Lei1Sheng Liu2Hui Huang3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, ChinaKey Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, ChinaKey Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, ChinaTropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, 572000, ChinaFusion of embryos or larvae prior to metamorphosis is rarely known to date in colonial marine organisms. Here, we document for the first time that the embryos of the broadcast spawning coral Platygyra daedalea could fuse during blastulation and further develop into conjoined larvae, and the settlement of conjoined larvae immediately resulted in inborn juvenile colonies. Fusion of embryos might be an adaptive strategy to form pre-metamorphic chimeric larvae and larger recruits, thereby promoting early survival. However, future studies are needed to explore whether and to what extent fusion of coral embryos occurs in the field, and fully evaluate its implications.http://f1000research.com/articles/4-44/v2Marine & Freshwater EcologyMorphogenesis & Cell Biology
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Xin-Ming Lei
Sheng Liu
Hui Huang
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Xin-Ming Lei
Sheng Liu
Hui Huang
Fused embryos and pre-metamorphic conjoined larvae in a broadcast spawning reef coral [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54p]
F1000Research
Marine & Freshwater Ecology
Morphogenesis & Cell Biology
author_facet Lei Jiang
Xin-Ming Lei
Sheng Liu
Hui Huang
author_sort Lei Jiang
title Fused embryos and pre-metamorphic conjoined larvae in a broadcast spawning reef coral [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54p]
title_short Fused embryos and pre-metamorphic conjoined larvae in a broadcast spawning reef coral [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54p]
title_full Fused embryos and pre-metamorphic conjoined larvae in a broadcast spawning reef coral [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54p]
title_fullStr Fused embryos and pre-metamorphic conjoined larvae in a broadcast spawning reef coral [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54p]
title_full_unstemmed Fused embryos and pre-metamorphic conjoined larvae in a broadcast spawning reef coral [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54p]
title_sort fused embryos and pre-metamorphic conjoined larvae in a broadcast spawning reef coral [v2; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/54p]
publisher F1000 Research Ltd
series F1000Research
issn 2046-1402
publishDate 2015-03-01
description Fusion of embryos or larvae prior to metamorphosis is rarely known to date in colonial marine organisms. Here, we document for the first time that the embryos of the broadcast spawning coral Platygyra daedalea could fuse during blastulation and further develop into conjoined larvae, and the settlement of conjoined larvae immediately resulted in inborn juvenile colonies. Fusion of embryos might be an adaptive strategy to form pre-metamorphic chimeric larvae and larger recruits, thereby promoting early survival. However, future studies are needed to explore whether and to what extent fusion of coral embryos occurs in the field, and fully evaluate its implications.
topic Marine & Freshwater Ecology
Morphogenesis & Cell Biology
url http://f1000research.com/articles/4-44/v2
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