Differential response to heat stress among evolutionary lineages of an aquatic invertebrate species complex
- Under global warming scenarios, rising temperatures can constitute heat stress to which species may respond differentially. Within a described species, knowledge on cryptic diversity is of further relevance, as different lineages/cryptic species may respond differentially to environmental change. The Brachionus calyciflorus species complex (Rotifera), which was recently described using integrative taxonomy, is an essential component of aquatic ecosystems. Here, we tested the hypothesis that these (formerly cryptic) species differ in their heat tolerance. We assigned 47 clones with nuclear ITS1 (nuITS1) and mitochondrial COI (mtCOI) markers to evolutionary lineages, now named B. calyciflorus sensu stricto (s.s.) and B. fernandoi. We selected 15 representative clones and assessed their heat tolerance as a bi-dimensional phenotypic trait affected by both the intensity and duration of heat stress. We found two distinct groups, with B. calyciflorus s.s. clones having higher heat tolerance than the novel species B. fernandoi. This apparentUnder global warming scenarios, rising temperatures can constitute heat stress to which species may respond differentially. Within a described species, knowledge on cryptic diversity is of further relevance, as different lineages/cryptic species may respond differentially to environmental change. The Brachionus calyciflorus species complex (Rotifera), which was recently described using integrative taxonomy, is an essential component of aquatic ecosystems. Here, we tested the hypothesis that these (formerly cryptic) species differ in their heat tolerance. We assigned 47 clones with nuclear ITS1 (nuITS1) and mitochondrial COI (mtCOI) markers to evolutionary lineages, now named B. calyciflorus sensu stricto (s.s.) and B. fernandoi. We selected 15 representative clones and assessed their heat tolerance as a bi-dimensional phenotypic trait affected by both the intensity and duration of heat stress. We found two distinct groups, with B. calyciflorus s.s. clones having higher heat tolerance than the novel species B. fernandoi. This apparent temperature specialization among former cryptic species underscores the necessity of a sound species delimitation and assignment, when organismal responses to environmental changes are investigated.…
Author details: | Sofia ParaskevopoulouORCiDGND, Ralph TiedemannORCiDGND, Guntram WeithoffORCiDGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0498 |
ISSN: | 1744-9561 |
ISSN: | 1744-957X |
Pubmed ID: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30487258 |
Title of parent work (English): | Biology letters |
Publisher: | Royal Society |
Place of publishing: | London |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2018/11/28 |
Publication year: | 2018 |
Release date: | 2021/07/05 |
Tag: | Brachionus calyciflorus; critical thermal maximum; cryptic species; ecological speciation; heat tolerance; rotifers |
Volume: | 14 |
Issue: | 11 |
Number of pages: | 5 |
Funding institution: | University of Potsdam |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Biochemie und Biologie |
DDC classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 57 Biowissenschaften; Biologie / 570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access / Bronze Open-Access |