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Ecological differentiation between sympatric pseudocryptic species in the estuarine benthic diatom Navicula phyllepta (Bacillariophyceae)
Vanelslander, B.; Creach, V.; Vanormelingen, P.; Ernst, A.; Chepurnov, V.A.; Sahan, E.; Muyzer, G.; Stal, L.J.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2009). Ecological differentiation between sympatric pseudocryptic species in the estuarine benthic diatom Navicula phyllepta (Bacillariophyceae). J. Phycol. 45(6): 1278-1289. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2009.00762.x
In: Journal of Phycology. Blackwell Science: New York. ISSN 0022-3646; e-ISSN 1529-8817
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Vanelslander, B.; Creach, V.; Vanormelingen, P.; Ernst, A.; Chepurnov, V.A.; Sahan, E.; Muyzer, G.; Stal, L.J.; Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K. (2011). Ecological differentiation between sympatric pseudocryptic species in the estuarine benthic diatom Navicula phyllepta (Bacillariophyceae), in: Vanelslander, B. Diversity and ecosystem functioning in estuarine intertidal microphytobenthos. pp. 21-54, more
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Keywords
    Abundance
    Acids > Organic compounds > Organic acids > Nucleic acids > RNA
    Algae > Diatoms
    Analysis > Mathematical analysis > Statistical analysis > Regression analysis
    Biology > Organism morphology > Animal morphology
    Environmental conditions
    Niches
    Properties > Biological properties > Tolerance > Salinity tolerance
    Properties > Chemical properties > Salinity
    Bacillariophyceae [WoRMS]; Navicula phyllepta Kützing, 1844 [WoRMS]
    ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde [Marine Regions]
    Brackish water
Author keywords
    18S rRNA gene; diatom; Navicula phyllepta; niche differentiation; pseudocryptic diversity; ribosomal internal transcribed spacer; RUBISCO large subunit (rbcL); salinity; valve morphology
Authors  Top 
  • Vanelslander, B.
  • Creach, V.
  • Vanormelingen, P.
  • Ernst, A.
  • Chepurnov, V.A.
  • Sahan, E.
  • Muyzer, G.
  • Stal, L.J.
  • Vyverman, W.
  • Sabbe, K., more
Abstract
    The occurrence of cryptic and pseudocryptic species, often living in sympatry, is widespread among microalgae. This phenomenon raises important questions about niche partitioning between these closely related species. To date, however, few studies have addressed the ecological mechanisms underlying sympatry in cryptic and pseudocryptic species. As a result, we have only a limited understanding of the factors that govern their distribution along environmental gradients. Here, we used the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS), 18S rRNA gene, and the RUBISCO LSU (rbcL) chloroplast gene sequence data together with cell wall morphology to show that estuarine populations of the widespread and common benthic diatom Navicula phyllepta Kütz. consist of pseudocryptic species. Growth rate measurements in function of salinity showed that N. phyllepta strains assigned to the different species differed in their tolerance to low salinities (<5 practical salinity units, psu), which was reflected by their different (but widely overlapping) distribution in the Westerschelde estuary (the Netherlands). Multiple regression analyses of the factors determining the abundance of the different species in field samples revealed that, in addition to salinity, sediment type and ammonium concentrations were probably equally important. Our results show that N. phyllepta sensu lato comprises different species with specialized ecophysiological characteristics rather than generalists with a broad adaptability to different environmental conditions.
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