Life cycle of Pontoscolex corethrurus ( ) in tropical artificial soil

Buch, Andressa Cristhy; Brown, G. G.; Niva, Cíntia Carla; Sautter, Klaus Dieter; Lourençato, Lúcio Fábio

doi:10.1016/j.pedobi.2011.07.007

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“…P. corethrurus is a well-known invasive species of most tropical regions, and its global distribution appears to be limited only by temperature (Lavelle et al, 1987). Being a geophagous endogeic species, (Buch et al, 2011) P. corethrurus shows high plasticity in terms of its tolerance to soil physico-chemical characteristics, including moisture and tropical temperature; moreover, it efficiently assimilates low-quality organic matter, thus allowing survival even in very poor soils (Lavelle et al, 1987;Lattaud et al, 1998). The presence and high abundance of this species in the Azorean geothermal field may indicate its relative tolerance to the multifactorial stress challenges inevitably posed by active volcanism.…”

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Living on a volcano’s edge: genetic isolation of an extremophile terrestrial metazoan

Cunha

Montiel²,

Novo

et al. 2013

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Communities of organisms inhabiting extreme terrestrial environments provide a unique opportunity to study evolutionary forces that drive population structure and genetic diversity under the combined challenges posed by multiple geogenic stressors. High abundance of an invasive pantropical earthworm (and the absence of indigenous lumbricid species) in the Furnas geothermal field (Sao Miguel Island, Azores) indicates its remarkable tolerance to high soil temperature, exceptionally high carbon dioxide and low oxygen levels, and elevated metal bioavailability, conditions which are lethal for the majority of terrestrial metazoans. Mitochondrial and nuclear markers were used to analyze the relationship between populations living inside and outside the geothermal field. Results showed that Pontoscolex corethrurus (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae) to be a genetically heterogeneous complex within the Sao Miguel landscape and is probably differentiated into cryptic species. The population exposed to the hostile soil conditions within the volcanic caldera possesses the lowest within-population mitochondrial diversity but an unexpectedly high degree of nuclear variability with several loci evidencing positive selection, parameters indicative of a genetically unique population only distantly related to conspecifics living outside the caldera. In conclusion, P. corethrurus inhabiting active volcanic soil is a discrete extremophile population that has evolved by tolerating a mixture of nonanthropogenic chemical and physical stressors.

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Living on a volcano’s edge: genetic isolation of an extremophile terrestrial metazoan

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Montiel²,

Novo

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“…Pontoscolex corethrurus [3] of the Rhinodrilidae family [4,5] is an exotic earthworm species which belongs to endogeic ecological category [6,7]. This species was first described by German naturalist Fritz Müller in 1857 from Santa Catarina state of Brazil [8].…”

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“…Parthenogensis is also an important characteristic of many invasive species to establish a population from single individual [15]. P. corethrurus is commonly found in gardens, cropland and fallow lands, which are having wide range of tolerance to climatic and edaphic factors [16] and also having high organic matter assimilation efficiency [6,7]. According to Lavelle et al [17] and Hendrix et al [18], the peregrine species are well adapted in human activity and also colonize in disturbed habitat.…”

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First Report of the Earthworm <i>Pontoscolex corethrurus </i>(Müller, 1857) from Punjab, India

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Singh²,

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Abstract:The earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857) is reported for the first time from Punjab, India. This species was first described by German naturalist Fritz Müller in 1857 from Santa Catarina state of Brazil. It is commonly found in gardens, cropland and fallow lands. It tolerates wide range of climatic and edaphic factors due to its endogeic ecological category. P. corethrurus has high efficiency for organic matter assimilation and has ability to live in new habitat due to which it can survive even in very poor soil. The life cycle of this species is well documented and this species has economic importance due to its use in waste management.

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“…It is also the most well-known earthworm species in the humid tropics, frequently used in ecological and agronomic studies (Bhattacharjee and Chaudhuri, 2002;Buch et al, 2013;Chapuis-Lardy et al, 2010;Dupont et al, 2012;Hamoui, 1991;Marichal et al, 2010). Being a geophagous endogeic species, P. corethrurus shows high plasticity regarding its tolerance to soil physicochemical characteristics, including variable moisture, high temperatures, exceptionally high carbon dioxide and low oxygen levels, and is capable of inhabiting nutrient-poor soils (Cunha et al, 2014;Hamoui, 1991;Lavelle et al, 1987), as well as rotten logs (Buch et al, 2011).…”

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The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the pantropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Rhinodrilidae, Clitellata): Mitogenome characterization and phylogenetic positioning

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Arruda

Stanton

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Abstract:Pontoscolex corethrurus (Müller, 1857) plays an important role in soil terrestrial ecosystems and has been widely used as an animal model for a large variety of ecological studies, in particular due to its common presence and generally high abundance in human-disturbed tropical soils. In this study we describe the complete mitochondrial genome of the peregrine earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus. This is the first record of a mitochondrial genome within the Rhinodrilidae family. Its mitochondrial genome is 14 835 bp in length containing 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes (PCG), 2 rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes). It has the same gene content and structure as in other sequenced earthworms, but unusual among invertebrates it has several overlapping open reading frames. All genes are encoded on the same strand, most of the PCGs use ATG as the start codon except for NAD3, which uses GTG as the start codon. The T+A content of the mitochondrial genome is 59.9% (31.9% A, 27.9% T, 14.9% G, and 25.3% for C). The annotated genome sequence has been deposited in GenBank under the accession number KT988053.

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Life cycle of Pontoscolex corethrurus ( ) in tropical artificial soil

Cited by 31 publications

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Living on a volcano’s edge: genetic isolation of an extremophile terrestrial metazoan

Living on a volcano’s edge: genetic isolation of an extremophile terrestrial metazoan

First Report of the Earthworm <i>Pontoscolex corethrurus </i>(Müller, 1857) from Punjab, India

The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the pantropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Rhinodrilidae, Clitellata): Mitogenome characterization and phylogenetic positioning

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Life cycle of Pontoscolex corethrurus ( ) in tropical artificial soil

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Living on a volcano’s edge: genetic isolation of an extremophile terrestrial metazoan

Living on a volcano’s edge: genetic isolation of an extremophile terrestrial metazoan

First Report&nbsp;of the Earthworm <i>Pontoscolex corethrurus </i>(M&uuml;ller, 1857) from Punjab, India

The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the pantropical earthworm Pontoscolex corethrurus (Rhinodrilidae, Clitellata): Mitogenome characterization and phylogenetic positioning

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First Report of the Earthworm <i>Pontoscolex corethrurus </i>(Müller, 1857) from Punjab, India