Unveiling asexual reproductive traits in black corals: polyp bail-out in Antipathella subpinnata
Coppari, M.; Fumarola, L.; Bramanti, L.; Romans, P.; Pillot, R.; Bavestrello, G.; Bo, M. (2020). Unveiling asexual reproductive traits in black corals: polyp bail-out in Antipathella subpinnata. Coral Reefs 39(6): 1517-1523. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-020-02018-1
In: Coral Reefs. Springer: Berlin; Heidelberg; New York. ISSN 0722-4028; e-ISSN 1432-0975, more
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Aquaria
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Antipathella subpinnata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) [WoRMS]
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Antipatharians, Asexual reproduction, Bail-out |
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- Coppari, M.
- Fumarola, L.
- Bramanti, L.
- Romans, P.
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- Pillot, R.
- Bavestrello, G.
- Bo, M.
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| Abstract |
Cnidarians are known to undergo reverse development as a survival mechanism against adverse environmental conditions. Polyp bail-out consists in the polyps’ detachment from the mother colony due to stressful conditions, followed by a complete tissue and cells rearrangement and in some cases in a regression into a simple, ciliated form. Here we describe a massive polyp bail-out event occurred in the mesophotic black coral Antipathella subpinnata in reared conditions. This is the first report of a bail-out event in this species providing new insights into the life cycle and ecology of black corals. |
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- Coppari, M.; Fumarola, L.; Bramanti, L.; Romans, P.; Pillot, R.; Bavestrello, G.; Bo, M.; Dipartimento di scienze della terra, dell'ambiente e della vita. Università degli Studi di Genova; Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche e Ambientali. Università del Salento; Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare: Italy; Laboratoire d'Ecogéochimie des Environnements Benthiques. Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-Sur-Mer; Service Mutualisé d'Aquariologie. Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-Sur-Mer: France; (2021): Polyp bail-out in Antipathella subpinnata. Marine Data Archive., more
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