2022
DOI: 10.3390/d14090737
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Photoautotrophic Euendoliths and Their Complex Ecological Effects in Marine Bioengineered Ecosystems

Abstract: Photoautotrophic euendolithic microorganisms are ubiquitous where there are calcium carbonate substrates to bore into and sufficient light to sustain photosynthesis. The most diverse and abundant modern euendolithic communities can be found in the marine environment. Euendoliths, as microorganisms infesting inanimate substrates, were first thought to be ecologically irrelevant. Over the past three decades, numerous studies have subsequently shown that euendoliths can colonize living marine calcifying organisms… Show more

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“…Euendoliths are a diverse group of microorganisms that inhabit various substrates such as rocks, coral skeletons, and mollusk shells [39][40][41]. They actively bore into soluble substrates like phosphate and carbonate, and examples of these organisms include cyanobacteria, red microalgae, and green microalgae [41]. We suspect that the biofilm on the shells of G.tumidum is composed of cyanobacteria.…”
Section: Figure 6 Biofilm On the Shell Of G Tumidummentioning
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“…Euendoliths are a diverse group of microorganisms that inhabit various substrates such as rocks, coral skeletons, and mollusk shells [39][40][41]. They actively bore into soluble substrates like phosphate and carbonate, and examples of these organisms include cyanobacteria, red microalgae, and green microalgae [41]. We suspect that the biofilm on the shells of G.tumidum is composed of cyanobacteria.…”
Section: Figure 6 Biofilm On the Shell Of G Tumidummentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The green biofilm that adheres to the clam shells is likely composed of photoautotrophic euendolithic microorganisms. Euendoliths are a diverse group of microorganisms that inhabit various substrates such as rocks, coral skeletons, and mollusk shells [39][40][41]. They actively bore into soluble substrates like phosphate and carbonate, and examples of these organisms include cyanobacteria, red microalgae, and green microalgae [41].…”
Section: Figure 6 Biofilm On the Shell Of G Tumidummentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Photoautotrophic euendoliths refer to a heterogeneous group of microorganisms (i.e., cyanobacteria, chlorophytes, and rhodophytes) that live and actively bore into relatively soluble substrates, such as phosphate and carbonate substrates (e.g., coral skeletons, bivalve shells) [35][36][37]. Present essentially anywhere there is sufficient light for photosynthesis and a suitable substratum to bore into, photoautotrophic euendoliths readily infest marine calcifiers (i.e., corals, bivalves, crustose coralline algae), with both negative and positive effects [38]. In addition to its negative sub-lethal and lethal effects on mussels [38][39][40], euendolithic infestation causes a distinctive discolouration of the mussel shell as a by-product of its corrosive activity, thereby increasing its albedo [33,34].…”
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“…Present essentially anywhere there is sufficient light for photosynthesis and a suitable substratum to bore into, photoautotrophic euendoliths readily infest marine calcifiers (i.e., corals, bivalves, crustose coralline algae), with both negative and positive effects [38]. In addition to its negative sub-lethal and lethal effects on mussels [38][39][40], euendolithic infestation causes a distinctive discolouration of the mussel shell as a by-product of its corrosive activity, thereby increasing its albedo [33,34]. Since they reflect more light, infested mussels display lower body temperature and greater survival rates than non-infested mussels during heatwaves [34,41].…”
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