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Ctenophores are direct developers that reproduce continuously beginning very early after hatching
A substantial body of literature reports that ctenophores exhibit an apparently unique life history characterized by biphasic sexual reproduction, the first phase of which is called larval reproduction or dissogeny. Whether this strategy is plastically deployed or a typical part of these species’ li...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9170174/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35476523 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122052119 |
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author | Edgar, Allison Ponciano, José Miguel Martindale, Mark Q. |
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description | A substantial body of literature reports that ctenophores exhibit an apparently unique life history characterized by biphasic sexual reproduction, the first phase of which is called larval reproduction or dissogeny. Whether this strategy is plastically deployed or a typical part of these species’ life history was unknown. In contrast to previous reports, we show that the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi does not have separate phases of early and adult reproduction, regardless of the morphological transition to what has been considered the adult form. Rather, these ctenophores begin to reproduce at a small body size and spawn continuously from this point onward under adequate environmental conditions. They do not display a gap in productivity for metamorphosis or other physiological transition at a certain body size. Furthermore, nutritional and environmental constraints on fecundity are similar in both small and large animals. Our results provide critical parameters for understanding resource partitioning between growth and reproduction in this taxon, with implications for management of this species in its invaded range. Finally, we report an observation of similarly small-size spawning in a beroid ctenophore, which is morphologically, ecologically, and phylogenetically distinct from other ctenophores reported to spawn at small sizes. We conclude that spawning at small body size should be considered as the default, on-time developmental trajectory rather than as precocious, stress-induced, or otherwise unusual for ctenophores. The ancestral ctenophore was likely a direct developer, consistent with the hypothesis that multiphasic life cycles were introduced after the divergence of the ctenophore lineage. |
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spelling | pubmed-91701742022-06-07 Ctenophores are direct developers that reproduce continuously beginning very early after hatching Edgar, Allison Ponciano, José Miguel Martindale, Mark Q. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A Biological Sciences A substantial body of literature reports that ctenophores exhibit an apparently unique life history characterized by biphasic sexual reproduction, the first phase of which is called larval reproduction or dissogeny. Whether this strategy is plastically deployed or a typical part of these species’ life history was unknown. In contrast to previous reports, we show that the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi does not have separate phases of early and adult reproduction, regardless of the morphological transition to what has been considered the adult form. Rather, these ctenophores begin to reproduce at a small body size and spawn continuously from this point onward under adequate environmental conditions. They do not display a gap in productivity for metamorphosis or other physiological transition at a certain body size. Furthermore, nutritional and environmental constraints on fecundity are similar in both small and large animals. Our results provide critical parameters for understanding resource partitioning between growth and reproduction in this taxon, with implications for management of this species in its invaded range. Finally, we report an observation of similarly small-size spawning in a beroid ctenophore, which is morphologically, ecologically, and phylogenetically distinct from other ctenophores reported to spawn at small sizes. We conclude that spawning at small body size should be considered as the default, on-time developmental trajectory rather than as precocious, stress-induced, or otherwise unusual for ctenophores. The ancestral ctenophore was likely a direct developer, consistent with the hypothesis that multiphasic life cycles were introduced after the divergence of the ctenophore lineage. National Academy of Sciences 2022-04-27 2022-05-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9170174/ /pubmed/35476523 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122052119 Text en Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by PNAS. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This open access article is distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Biological Sciences Edgar, Allison Ponciano, José Miguel Martindale, Mark Q. Ctenophores are direct developers that reproduce continuously beginning very early after hatching |
title | Ctenophores are direct developers that reproduce continuously beginning very early after hatching |
title_full | Ctenophores are direct developers that reproduce continuously beginning very early after hatching |
title_fullStr | Ctenophores are direct developers that reproduce continuously beginning very early after hatching |
title_full_unstemmed | Ctenophores are direct developers that reproduce continuously beginning very early after hatching |
title_short | Ctenophores are direct developers that reproduce continuously beginning very early after hatching |
title_sort | ctenophores are direct developers that reproduce continuously beginning very early after hatching |
topic | Biological Sciences |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9170174/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35476523 http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122052119 |
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