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Abstract. .The reproductive cycle of the brittlestar Ophioderma brevispinum is described using histological and organ index data for a population in Massachusetts, U.S.A. The cycle consists of a one month mid-summer spawning phase followed by gametogenesis and gradual gonadal growth during the winter, and greatly accelerated gonadal growth from May to June. At the end of the spawning season, oogonia proliferate near the base of the ovary, and a continuous layer of spermatogonia lines the testis. As oocytes grow to a maximum diameter of 350 um, yolk granules accumulate and the cytoplasm becomes less basophilic. Prior to spawning, the testis becomes branched and sulcate, and a whorl of spermatozoa produced by columns of spermatids accumulates in the lumen. Comparisons between the reproductive cycles of different populations of O. brevispinum and its congeners support the hypothesis that temperature may be a critical exogenous factor, but definitely not the only factor, in the initiation and duration of the growth and spawning phases of the ophiuroid reproductive cycle. 相似文献
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神经肽是神经系统最大、最多样化的一类信息分子,可调节动物的各种生理过程和行为。相较于脊椎动物和原口无脊椎动物,棘皮动物神经肽的研究起步较晚,而棘皮动物关键的分类地位和独特的生物学特征为其神经肽信号系统功能的研究提供了特殊背景。本文从神经肽分子的自身特性出发,对棘皮动物神经肽的作用方式、鉴定方法、功能调节及受体发掘等相关研究成果进行了综述,并对其未来的研究进行了展望。以期进一步解析神经肽在棘皮动物特殊生理行为调控中的作用机制,为棘皮动物中经济物种的高效绿色增养殖提供理论支撑。 相似文献
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Abstract. The relationship between a sponge, Callyspongia vaginalis, and an associated brittlestar, Ophiothrix lineata, was examined for mutualistic symbiotic interaction. Cinematography, feeding experiments, and analyses of stomach contents reveal that O. lineata (unlike other Ophiothrix species) is a non-selective deposit feeder. Its diet consists of detrital particles adhering to the sponge, which are too large to be utilized by the sponge as food. Thus, the brittlestar cleans the inhalent surface of the sponge as it feeds. Since siltation interferes with sponge pumping-activity, it is suggested that the cleaning behavior of O. lineata may enhance the filtration capability of C. vaginalis. In situ elapsed-time films show that brittlestars expose their arms when they feed, suggesting that they feed only at night because of a need to avoid diurnal predators. Manipulative experiments show that residence in C. vaginalis protects O. lineata from predatory fish. A comparison of the incidence of arm regeneration for brittlestars residing on C. vaginalis, and on a toxic sponge, Neofibularia nolitangere, indicates that factors other than sponge toxicity are involved in protecting sponge-dwelling brittlestars. 相似文献
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以刺参为代表的高价值棘皮动物在我国的养殖规模不断扩大,市场价值越来越高,但有关棘皮动物育种数据管理与分析的系统并未开发。本平台是以ASReml软件为遗传评估核心,使用Mysql数据库和java、R语言,利用maven、myeclipse2017工具开发的一套基于B/S框架,在Linux环境下运行的育种数据管理与分析系统。平台包含6大功能模块:系统管理、种质信息、表型数据库、表型数据分析、基因组数据库和基因组数据分析等。能实现棘皮动物表型数据、系谱数据和基因组数据的管理、育种值分析、遗传力估算、近交和亲缘系数计算、遗传进展计算和选种配种方案制定。运用该平台对刺参育种模拟数据进行管理、分析与应用,利用模拟表型数据和基因组数据对刺参的棘刺、体重进行了遗传力分析和育种值计算,并提出选种配种方案。该平台的推广和应用将提升棘皮动物育种效率,对我国棘皮动物育种工作的发展具有重要的促进作用。 相似文献
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线粒体基因组是存在于真核生物线粒体中的重要遗传物质,可独立进行复制、转录和蛋白质合成。与核基因组相比,线粒体基因组具有长度相对较短、点突变率高等特点,被认为是研究生物系统进化的重要对象之一。近年来,在海洋生物研究中,线粒体基因组已被广泛应用于遗传分析、种质鉴定、分子标记挖掘以及系统进化研究等领域并取得了丰富的成果。棘皮动物在全球海洋中分布广泛,属无脊椎动物的高等类群,也是无脊椎动物向脊椎动物进化的重要节点生物。目前已有 97 个物种完成了线粒体基因组的测序。棘皮动物的线粒体基因组包含 37 个基因,其中 ND6 基因均分布于轻链。海胆和海星的基因排列顺序最为保守。棘皮动物在绝大多数情况下会使用 ATG 作为起始密码子,使用 TAA 和 TAG 作为终止密码子。根据现有的线粒体基因组数据和分析方法可以阐明绝大多数棘皮动物的分类与系统进化关系,但仍有一些物种的分析结果缺乏足够的可信度。棘皮动物线粒体基因组研究尚有很多方面仍需进一步开展。 相似文献
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Patterns and drivers of asteroid abundances and assemblages on the continental margin of Atlantic Canada 
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下载免费PDF全文 Katie S. P. Gale Kent Gilkinson Jean‐François Hamel Annie Mercier 《Marine Ecology》2015,36(3):734-752
Although continental shelf and slope environments typically exhibit high epifaunal biomass and have been subjected to increasing fishing pressure, ecological information on assemblages of non‐commercial invertebrate species from subtidal and bathyal areas remains limited. Sea stars (Echinodermata: Asteroidea), which are known to influence communities through their feeding habits, have received less attention than structural taxa such as corals and sponges. To better understand the ecological roles of asteroids on continental shelves, we investigated ~30 species and assessed their distributions and co‐occurrence with other benthic invertebrates on the shelf and slope of Eastern Canada. Using fisheries data and in situ video footage, we compiled a large dataset covering ~600,000 km2 that included over 350,000 individual asteroid records (37–2243 m depth). Multivariate analyses revealed geographically distinct asteroid assemblages, with a maximal overall density at 400–500 m and the highest diversity at 500–700 m. The most abundant and densely occurring species was Ctenodiscus crispatus. We found that asteroids associate with corals, sponges, bivalves, and other echinoderms, and that depth and substrate influence these assemblages. We identified species likely to affect coexisting organisms by their burrowing behavior that can disrupt epi‐ and infauna (C. crispatus) and through predation on ecologically important corals (Hippasteria phrygiana). In addition to providing baseline distribution and ecological information for many bathyal asteroid species in the Northwest Atlantic, this work highlights the abundance and diversified roles of asteroids within continental shelf and slope ecosystems. 相似文献
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The faunal composition of stalked echinoderms in the Brazilian Devonian is still largely unknown despite the great abundance of crinoids in the shallow epicontinental seas of the Paleozoic. The first Devonian crinoids of Brazil, recorded in the literature in 1875 and 1903, were from the sedimentary rocks of the Ererê Formation in the Amazon Basin. Since then, the echinoderms of this formation have not been studied. This study, based on isolated pluricolumnals and columnals, described and identified Botryocrinus meloi n. sp., the first record for this genus in Brazil. In addition to this species, two other morphological patterns were identified: Tjeecrinus sp. and Morphotype AM/Er-01. The form of occurrence of the crinoid material and the paleoautoecology of B. meloi allow preliminary characterization of the habitat as a moderately deep water with weak to moderate currents and soft substrate. The similarity between B. meloi and Botryocrinus montguyonensis and of Tjeecrinus? sp. and T. crassijugatus, from the Devonian of the Armorican and Rhenan Massif, represents new evidence for the existence of contact between the faunas of the Amazon Basin with those of northern Gondwana and Armorica during the Middle Devonian. 相似文献
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Yanjiahella gen. nov., a distinctive fossil taxon from the Early Cambrian Yanjiahe Biota in Yichang, Hubei Province, is characterized by: 1) an overall body plan composed of a stalk and a calyx (also arms in some species); 2) a stalk with closely spaced, transverse wrinkles and a medial, longitudinal ridge; and 3) a calyx preserved with three-dimensional radiating striations, as well as a probable madreporite in some specimens. Three species that can be assigned to this genus, which are Y. ancarpa sp. nov., Y. monocarpa sp. nov., and Y. biscarpa sp. nov. Yanjiahella is comparable to certain echinoderm taxa in terms of morphology and some biological structures, which might indicate the early evolution and diversification of ancestral echinoderm lineages from the early Early Cambrian Yangtze Platform. The discovery of putative echinoderms in the Yanjiahe Biota provides significant clues about the origination and evolution of the deuterostome phylum Echinodermata. 相似文献
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