Ulva lactuca and U. flexuosa (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae) cultivation in Brazilian tropical waters: recruitment, growth, and ulvan yield

Castelar, Beatriz; Reis, Renata Perpetuo; Calheiros, Ana Carolina

doi:10.1007/s10811-014-0329-z

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“…was found to be dependent upon intrinsic (life cycle, phylogeny) and extrinsic factors (e.g., temperature, salinity, nutrients, and, of course, geographical origin) [8][9][10][11]. A viable solution to reduce the impact of biotic/abiotic factors on its composition can be the use of standardized land-based cultivation systems [12][13][14]. These systems also provide the opportunity to produce traceable and replicable quality seaweeds consistently throughout the year, quite important issue particularly when considering Ulva spp.…”

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“…The ever-growing demand for seafood is promoting the development of aquaculture systems that can meet strict quality standards. The production of Ulva species has been found to be higher when grown in tanks rather than at sea, due to the size and morphology of algae itself, along with the lack of competition in batch cultivation, and, when integrated with animal aquaculture, with a non-limiting availability of nutrients [12]. Today, most of the land-based aquaculture operations of Ulva spp.…”

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Site-Specific Lipidomic Signatures of Sea Lettuce (Ulva spp., Chlorophyta) Hold the Potential to Trace Their Geographic Origin

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The wild harvest and aquaculture of Ulva spp. has deserved growing attention in Europe. However, the impact of geographical origin on the biochemical composition of different species and/or strains is yet to be described in detail. Hence, the present study aimed to detect the variability of the lipidome of different species and/or strains of Ulva originating from different geographic locations. We hypothesized that lipidomic signatures can be used to trace the geographic origin post-harvesting of these valuable green seaweeds. Ulva spp. was sampled from eight distinct ecosystems along the Atlantic Iberian coast and Ulva rigida was sourced from an aquaculture farm operating a land-based integrated production site. Results showed significant differences in the lipidomic profile displayed by Ulva spp. originating from different locations, namely, due to different levels of polyunsaturated betaine lipids and galactolipids; saturated betaine lipids and sulfolipids; and some phospholipid species. Overall, a set of 25 site-specific molecular lipid species provide a unique lipidomic signature for authentication and geographic origin certification of Ulva species. Present findings highlight the potential of lipidome plasticity as a proxy to fight fraudulent practices, but also to ensure quality control and prospect biomass for target bioactive compounds.

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Site-Specific Lipidomic Signatures of Sea Lettuce (Ulva spp., Chlorophyta) Hold the Potential to Trace Their Geographic Origin

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“…On the other hand, culturists in Brazilian are interested in the sulfated polysaccharide ulvan which triggers plant defenses against disease and can be obtained from U . flexuosa within a production cycle of 15 days [ 4 ].…”

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Complete chloroplast genome of green tide algae Ulva flexuosa (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) with comparative analysis

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Ulva flexuosa, one kind of green tide algae, has outbroken in the Yellow Sea of China during the past ten years. In the present study, we sequenced the chloroplast genome of U. flexuosa followed by annotation and comparative analysis. It indicated that the chloroplast genomes had high conservation among Ulva spp., and high rearrangement outside them. Though U. flexuosa was closer to U. linza than U. fasciata in phylogenetic tree, the average Ka/Ks between U. flexuosa and U. linza assessed by 67 protein-coding genes was higher than those between U. flexuosa and other species in Ulva spp., due to the variation of psbZ, psbM and ycf20. Our results laid the foundation for the future studies on the evolution of chloroplast genomes of Ulva, as well as the molecular identification of U. flexuosa varieties.

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“…Ulva species should, in theory, be ideal cultivation candidates given their cosmopolitan distribution (Kirkendale et al, 2013), very high growth rates (Bruhn et al, 2011), and broad environmental tolerances (Luo & Liu, 2011). However, previous studies (for example, Oza & Sreenivasa Rao, 1977;DeBusk et al, 1986;Ale et al, 2011;Castelar et al, 2014) have experienced difficulty in maintaining Ulva species in the vegetative state. The formation and release of reproductive cells effectively terminates Ulva growth and leads to a disintegration of part or all of the thallus, dramatically reducing Ulva productivity (Oza & Sreenivasa Rao, 1977).…”

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Reproductive sterility increases the capacity to exploit the green seaweed Ulva rigida for commercial applications

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Ulva lactuca and U. flexuosa (Chlorophyta, Ulvophyceae) cultivation in Brazilian tropical waters: recruitment, growth, and ulvan yield

Cited by 44 publications

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Site-Specific Lipidomic Signatures of Sea Lettuce (Ulva spp., Chlorophyta) Hold the Potential to Trace Their Geographic Origin

Site-Specific Lipidomic Signatures of Sea Lettuce (Ulva spp., Chlorophyta) Hold the Potential to Trace Their Geographic Origin

Complete chloroplast genome of green tide algae Ulva flexuosa (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta) with comparative analysis

Reproductive sterility increases the capacity to exploit the green seaweed Ulva rigida for commercial applications

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