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Low genetic diversity and predation threaten a rediscovered marine sponge
| العنوان: | Low genetic diversity and predation threaten a rediscovered marine sponge |
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| المؤلفون: | Z. B. Randolph Quek, Juat Ying Ng, Sudhanshi S. Jain, J. X. Sean Long, Swee Cheng Lim, Karenne Tun, Danwei Huang |
| المصدر: | Scientific Reports, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | Nature Portfolio, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Medicine, Science |
| الوصف: | Abstract Discovered in 1819 in the tropical waters off Singapore, the magnificent Neptune’s cup sponge Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1820) was harvested for museums and collectors until it was presumed extinct worldwide for over a century since 1907. Recently in 2011, seven living individuals were rediscovered in Singapore with six relocated to a marine protected area in an effort to better monitor and protect the population, as well as to enhance external fertilisation success. To determine genetic diversity within the population, we sequenced the complete mitochondrial genomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA of these six individuals and found extremely limited variability in their genes. The low genetic diversity of this rediscovered population is confirmed by comparisons with close relatives of C. patera and could compromise the population’s ability to recover from environmental and anthropogenic pressures associated with the highly urbanised coastlines of Singapore. This lack of resilience is compounded by severe predation which has been shrinking sponge sizes by up to 5.6% every month. Recovery of this highly endangered population may require ex situ approaches and crossbreeding with other populations, which are also rare. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-26970-w |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/e5b0f82b04f443e8b49e32d80aa002c7 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.5b0f82b04f443e8b49e32d80aa002c7 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-022-26970-w |