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dc.contributor.authorSingh, A.
dc.contributor.authorThakur, N.L.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-30
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-01T07:25:53Z
dc.date.available2021-09-15
dc.date.available2021-10-01T07:25:53Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationHydrobiologia, vol.848(19); 2021; 4647-4659
dc.identifier.issn1573-5117
dc.identifier.otherhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-021-04667-x
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/S10750-021-04667-X
dc.identifier.urihttps://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/8739
dc.descriptionIF2020 - 2.694
dc.description.abstractIntertidal sessile invertebrates experience tough competition for space which they avoid by releasing secondary metabolites (allelochemicals). We investigated the allelopathic interaction between sponge Cinachyrella cf. cavernosa and its neighbour zoanthids Zoanthus sansibaricus over a year on the rocky beach of Anjuna, (Goa) India. A major sterol (?-sitosterol) was isolated from the sponge, and its natural variability was checked in tagged sponges with and without their competitor zoanthids during the reproductive and non-reproductive months of the sponges. The sponge showed significant variability in the production of ?-sitosterol owing to its spatial competition and asexual reproduction (budding) as predicted by the multiple regression analysis. Zoanthids are known to have dynamic mutualistic association with their autotrophic endosymbionts' dinoflagellate (Symbiodinium, known as zooxanthellae), which are directly involved in their physiology. The phytagelTM-based field assay of sponge's bioactive compound (?-sitosterol) was conducted to check its allelopathic impact on Z. sansibaricus and its symbiotic zooxanthellae (Symbiodinium sp.). Results showed significant bleaching (50-80%) in the host Z. sansibaricus, resulting from a decrease in symbiotic zooxanthellae count, cell density, chl a and chl c content. This suggests the role of ?-sitosterol as allelochemical of the sponge in preventing the overgrowth of aggressive Z. sansibaricus, possibly by affecting its symbionts. This investigation is not only important to understand the ecological roles of marine-derived allelochemicals but also to allow sustainable bioprospecting of marine resources.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
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dc.titleAllelopathic interaction among rocky intertidal invertebrates: sponge Cinachyrella cf. cavernosa and Zooxanthellate zoanthids Zoanthus sansibaricus
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India


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