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    Captive rearing of the deep-sea coral Eguchipsammia fistula from the Red Sea demonstrates remarkable physiological plasticity

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    Authors
    Roik, Anna
    Röthig, Till
    Roder, Cornelia
    Müller, Paul J.
    Voolstra, Christian R.
    Affiliation
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
    Issue Date
    2015-01-20
    
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    The presence of the cosmopolitan deep-sea coral Eguchipsammia fistula has recently been documented in the Red Sea, occurring in warm (>20 ◦C), oxygen- and nutrient-limited habitats. We collected colonies of this species from the central Red Sea that successfully resided in aquaria for more than one year. During this period the corals were exposed to increased oxygen levels and nutrition ad libitum unlike in their natural habitat. Specimens of long-term reared E. fistula colonies were incubated for 24 h and calcification (G) as well as respiration rates (R) were measured. In comparison to on-board measurements of G and R rates on freshly collected specimens, we found that G was increased while R was decreased. E. fistula shows extensive tissue growth and polyp proliferation in aquaculture and can be kept at conditions that notably differ from its natural habitat. Its ability to cope with rapid and prolonged changes in regard to prevailing environmental conditions indicates a wide physiological plasticity. This may explain in part the cosmopolitan distribution of this species and emphasizes its value as a deep-sea coral model to study mechanisms of acclimation and adaptation.
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    Roik, A. et al. (2015) 'Captive rearing of the deep-sea coral Eguchipsammia fistula from the Red Sea demonstrates remarkable physiological plasticity', PeerJ, 3:e734. doi:10.7717/peerj.734
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    PeerJ
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10545/623327
    DOI
    10.7717/peerj.734
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    https://peerj.com/articles/734
    doi:10.7717/peerj.734
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    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    2167-8359
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.7717/peerj.734
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