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Together till the end: endosymbiosis of the annelid Haplosyllides floridana in the giant barrel-shaped sponge Xestospongia muta throughout the Tropical Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2024

Rodolfo Leandro Nascimento Open the ORCID record for Rodolfo Leandro Nascimento [Opens in a new window] ,
André Bispo Open the ORCID record for André Bispo [Opens in a new window] ,
Marcelo V. Fukuda Open the ORCID record for Marcelo V. Fukuda [Opens in a new window] ,
Karla Paresque Open the ORCID record for Karla Paresque [Opens in a new window]  and
Paulo Cesar de Paiva Open the ORCID record for Paulo Cesar de Paiva [Opens in a new window]
Rodolfo Leandro Nascimento*
Affiliation:
TaxoN, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
André Bispo
Affiliation:
Departamento de Invertebrados, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marcelo V. Fukuda
Affiliation:
Serviço de Invertebrados, Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Karla Paresque
Affiliation:
Laboratório de Bentologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil
Paulo Cesar de Paiva
Affiliation:
TaxoN, Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Corresponding author: Rodolfo Leandro Nascimento; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The symbiotic relationship between the syllid polychaete, Haplosyllides floridana Augener, 1922, and the barrel-shaped sponge Xestospongia muta (Schmidt, 1870), originally documented solely in the Caribbean, is presumed to be species-specific. Recently, the host sponge has been found as a single species distributed across approximately 8000 km (from 26°N to 22°S). Herein we addressed new spatial and bathymetric population records of H. floridana to question the persistence of the association with X. muta, and whether, in the case of an association, the polychaete remains as a single species throughout this extensive distribution. Our findings change the restricted distribution of H. floridana, revealing a remarkable association with X. muta from Tropical north-western to south-western Atlantic including records in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago and the Almirante Saldanha Seamount, at 270 m deep. The populations analysed in this study are morphologically consistent. The study underscores the need for further investigations into the connectivity of Xestospongia species, the presence of Haplosyllides in other ocean basins, and the shared evolutionary history between Xestospongia and Haplosyllides. The observed life cycle completion of H. floridana within the host sponge suggests a potential co-evolutionary relationship, offering insights into the intricate dynamics of symbiotic associations in marine ecosystems.

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AnnelidacommensaldistributionPoriferaSyllidae
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Marine Record
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 104 , 2024 , e100
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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