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Detection of a chemical cue from the host seaweed Laurencia dendroidea by the associated mollusc Aplysia brasiliana
Chemical cues from sessile hosts can attract mobile and associated organisms and they are also impotant to maintain associations and overall biodiversity, but the identity and molecular structures of these chemicals have been little explored in the marine environment. Secondary metabolites are recog...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5667859/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29095906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187126 |
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author | Nocchi, N. Soares, A. R. Souto, M. L. Fernández, J. J. Martin, M. N. Pereira, R. C. |
author_facet | Nocchi, N. Soares, A. R. Souto, M. L. Fernández, J. J. Martin, M. N. Pereira, R. C. |
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description | Chemical cues from sessile hosts can attract mobile and associated organisms and they are also impotant to maintain associations and overall biodiversity, but the identity and molecular structures of these chemicals have been little explored in the marine environment. Secondary metabolites are recognized as possible chemical mediators in the association between species of Laurencia and Aplysia, but the identity of the compounds has not been established. Here, for the first time, we experimentally verify that the sesquiterpene (+)-elatol, a compound produced by the red seaweed Laurencia dendroidea, is a chemical cue attracting the associated sea hare Aplysia brasiliana. In addition to revealing the nature of the chemical mediation between these two species, we provide evidence of a chemical cue that allows young individuals of A. brasiliana to live in association with L. dendroidea. This study highlights the importance of chemical cues in Laurencia-Aplysia association. |
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spelling | pubmed-56678592017-11-17 Detection of a chemical cue from the host seaweed Laurencia dendroidea by the associated mollusc Aplysia brasiliana Nocchi, N. Soares, A. R. Souto, M. L. Fernández, J. J. Martin, M. N. Pereira, R. C. PLoS One Research Article Chemical cues from sessile hosts can attract mobile and associated organisms and they are also impotant to maintain associations and overall biodiversity, but the identity and molecular structures of these chemicals have been little explored in the marine environment. Secondary metabolites are recognized as possible chemical mediators in the association between species of Laurencia and Aplysia, but the identity of the compounds has not been established. Here, for the first time, we experimentally verify that the sesquiterpene (+)-elatol, a compound produced by the red seaweed Laurencia dendroidea, is a chemical cue attracting the associated sea hare Aplysia brasiliana. In addition to revealing the nature of the chemical mediation between these two species, we provide evidence of a chemical cue that allows young individuals of A. brasiliana to live in association with L. dendroidea. This study highlights the importance of chemical cues in Laurencia-Aplysia association. Public Library of Science 2017-11-02 /pmc/articles/PMC5667859/ /pubmed/29095906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187126 Text en © 2017 Nocchi et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Nocchi, N. Soares, A. R. Souto, M. L. Fernández, J. J. Martin, M. N. Pereira, R. C. Detection of a chemical cue from the host seaweed Laurencia dendroidea by the associated mollusc Aplysia brasiliana |
title | Detection of a chemical cue from the host seaweed Laurencia dendroidea by the associated mollusc Aplysia brasiliana |
title_full | Detection of a chemical cue from the host seaweed Laurencia dendroidea by the associated mollusc Aplysia brasiliana |
title_fullStr | Detection of a chemical cue from the host seaweed Laurencia dendroidea by the associated mollusc Aplysia brasiliana |
title_full_unstemmed | Detection of a chemical cue from the host seaweed Laurencia dendroidea by the associated mollusc Aplysia brasiliana |
title_short | Detection of a chemical cue from the host seaweed Laurencia dendroidea by the associated mollusc Aplysia brasiliana |
title_sort | detection of a chemical cue from the host seaweed laurencia dendroidea by the associated mollusc aplysia brasiliana |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5667859/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29095906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0187126 |
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