Epibiosis of<i>Scyphidia</i>sp. (Ciliophora, Peritrichida) on<i>Nerilla antennata</i>(Archiannelida, Nerillidae)

Magagnini, Giampaolo; Verni, Franco

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“…on the dorsal surface of the anterior end of the body of the onuphid Brevibrachium maculatum (Estcourt, 1966) (as Rhamphobranchium maculatum) from New Zealand. Magagnini & Verni (1988) discovered epibiotic peritrich ciliates of the genus Scyphidia living in association with the archiannelid Nerilla antennata Schdmit, 1848 from Italy, and more recently Arias et al (2010) reported the presence of Epistylis sp. on the gills and first parapodia of the onuphid Diopatra marocensis Paxton, Fadlaoui & Lechapt, 1995 from northern Spain.…”

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“…Several Rhabdostyla species have also been described as epibionts of polychaetes from different families (see Table ). Only Magagnini & Verni () pointed out the possible biological and ecological implications for both partners, discarding parasitism as no external damage was observed in the host, even when ciliates were present in large numbers. Accordingly, they defined the association as a classical example of ectocommensalism ( sensu Puytorac, Grain & Mignot, ).…”

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“…Corliss, 1961Corliss, , 1979Kahl, 1930Kahl, -1935Baldock, 1986;Smith, 1986;Weissman, Lonsdale & Yen, 1993;Gilbert & Schröder, 2003;Regali-Seleghim & Godinho, 2004;Fernández-Leborans, 2010;Sedlacek et al, 2013). It is worth noting that, despite their ubiquitous presence as epibionts of aquatic metazoans, ciliate peritrich epibionts have only been reported in a handful of polychaete species (Knox & Hicks, 1973;Magagnini & Verni, 1988;Arias, Anadón & Paxton, 2010).…”

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The tag-along friendship: epibiotic protozoans and syllid polychaetes. Implications for the taxonomy of Syllidae (Annelida), and description of three new species ofRhabdostylaandCothurnia(Ciliophora, Peritrichia)

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The presence of peritrich ciliate epibionts Rhabdostyla sp. and Cothurnia sp. on Syllidae polychaetes is reported here for the first time, including the description of three new species of epibiont ciliates. The protozoans were mainly found at intersegmental furrows, close to parapodial bases of newly collected specimens of Syllis magdalena Wesenberg‐Lund, 1962, Syllis sp., Salvatoria sp., and Salvatoria concinna (Westheide, 1974) comb. nov. from Chile, Syllis prolifera Krohn, 1852 from Spain, and Prosphaerosyllis magnoculata (Hartmann‐Schröder, 1986) from New Zealand. In addition, epibiont protozoans were found on the dorsal surface, nuchal organs, mouth opening, and anterior cirri of Syllis elongata Day, 1949 from Peru, and the ventral surface of Typosyllis macropectinans Hartmann‐Schröder, 1982 from Australia. The discovery of protozoan epibionts on syllid polychaetes has important taxonomic implications that are discussed here. The presence of papillae that are in fact misinterpreted ciliate epibionts has been considered a valid character to distinguish among species or to erect new species of Syllidae, and thus the real origin of papillae‐like structures in polychaetes should be carefully assessed. © 2014 The Linnean Society of London

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The tag-along friendship: epibiotic protozoans and syllid polychaetes. Implications for the taxonomy of Syllidae (Annelida), and description of three new species ofRhabdostylaandCothurnia(Ciliophora, Peritrichia)

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“…Epibiotic relationships are rarely species-specific [1], nevertheless, that is not confirmed for polichaete-peritrich ciliate relationships since species-specific relationships were documented [7,13].…”

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The Cost for Biodiversity: Records of Ciliate–Nematode Epibiosis with the Description of Three New Suctorian Species

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Epibiosis is a common phenomenon in marine systems. In marine environments, ciliates are among the most common organisms adopting an epibiotic habitus and nematodes have been frequently reported as their basibionts. In the present study, we report several new records of peritrich and suctorian ciliates-nematode association worldwide: from a deep-sea pockmark field in the NW Madagascar margin (Indian Ocean), from a shallow vent area in the Gulf of Naples (Mediterranean, Tyrrhenian Sea), in a MPA area in the Gulf of Trieste (Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea), from a mangrove system in French Guiana (South America, Atlantic Ocean), and from the Maldivian Archipelago. In addition, three new species of Suctorea from the Secca delle Fumose shallow vent area (Gulf of Naples) were described: Loricophrya susannae n. sp., Thecacineta fumosae n. sp. and Acinetopsis lynni n. sp. In the light of these new records and data from the existing literature, we discuss the suctorian–nematode epibiosis relationship as a lever to biodiversity.

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“…Epibionts can derive considerable benefits from their attachment to hosts, such as increased mobility and filtration efficiency (Magagnini and Verni 1988, Regali-Seneghim and Godinho 2004, Pane et al 2014. On the other hand, the effects of epibiosis on hosts are less clear.…”

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Investigating the epibiotic peritrich Zoothamnium intermedium Precht, 1935: Seasonality and distribution of its relationships with copepods in Chesapeake Bay (USA)

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2022

European Journal of Protistology

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Epibiosis ofScyphidiasp. (Ciliophora, Peritrichida) onNerilla antennata(Archiannelida, Nerillidae)

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The tag-along friendship: epibiotic protozoans and syllid polychaetes. Implications for the taxonomy of Syllidae (Annelida), and description of three new species ofRhabdostylaandCothurnia(Ciliophora, Peritrichia)

The tag-along friendship: epibiotic protozoans and syllid polychaetes. Implications for the taxonomy of Syllidae (Annelida), and description of three new species ofRhabdostylaandCothurnia(Ciliophora, Peritrichia)

The Cost for Biodiversity: Records of Ciliate–Nematode Epibiosis with the Description of Three New Suctorian Species

Investigating the epibiotic peritrich Zoothamnium intermedium Precht, 1935: Seasonality and distribution of its relationships with copepods in Chesapeake Bay (USA)

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