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Contents of ultraviolet-absorbing substances in two color morphs of the photosymbiotic ascidian Didemnum molle

Contents of ultraviolet-absorbing substances in two color morphs of the photosymbiotic ascidian... The contents of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) were compared in the two color morphs (dark-gray and brown colonies) of the tropical ascidian Didemnum molle (Herdman, 1886), which harbors the photosymbiotic prokaryote Prochloron. The colonies of each color morph were exclusively distributed in shallow reef lagoons at the different sites. Spectroscopic and chromatographic analyses showed that the Prochloron cell density and MAA concentration in the dark-gray colonies were an estimated 1.4 and 2.4 times higher, respectively, than in the brown colonies. The significant difference in MAA contents between the color morphs was primarily due to the difference in shinorine contents (p < 0.01, Mann–Whitney U-test). The high concentration of MAAs in the dark-gray colonies may provide better conditions for Prochloron cells, compared to the brown colonies with lower MAA concentrations. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hydrobiologia Springer Journals

Contents of ultraviolet-absorbing substances in two color morphs of the photosymbiotic ascidian Didemnum molle

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by Springer
Subject
Life Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Ecology; Zoology
ISSN
0018-8158
eISSN
1573-5117
DOI
10.1007/s10750-006-0244-7
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Abstract

The contents of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) were compared in the two color morphs (dark-gray and brown colonies) of the tropical ascidian Didemnum molle (Herdman, 1886), which harbors the photosymbiotic prokaryote Prochloron. The colonies of each color morph were exclusively distributed in shallow reef lagoons at the different sites. Spectroscopic and chromatographic analyses showed that the Prochloron cell density and MAA concentration in the dark-gray colonies were an estimated 1.4 and 2.4 times higher, respectively, than in the brown colonies. The significant difference in MAA contents between the color morphs was primarily due to the difference in shinorine contents (p < 0.01, Mann–Whitney U-test). The high concentration of MAAs in the dark-gray colonies may provide better conditions for Prochloron cells, compared to the brown colonies with lower MAA concentrations.

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HydrobiologiaSpringer Journals

Published: Jul 29, 2006

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