New insights into the diversity of cryptobenthic Cirripectes blennies in the Mascarene Archipelago sampled using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS)
Abstract Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) are artificial mini‐reefs designed for standardized sampling of sessile and small motile cryptobenthic organisms. ARMS are also effective for collecting small cryptobenthic fishes, such as the combtooth blennies of the genus Cirripectes. Recent s...
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| author | Marion Couëdel Agnes Dettai Mireille M. M. Guillaume Fleur Bruggemann Sophie Bureau Baptiste Frattini Amélie Verde Ferreira Jean‐Lindsay Azie J. Henrich Bruggemann |
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| description | Abstract Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) are artificial mini‐reefs designed for standardized sampling of sessile and small motile cryptobenthic organisms. ARMS are also effective for collecting small cryptobenthic fishes, such as the combtooth blennies of the genus Cirripectes. Recent studies discovered several Cirripectes species endemic to islands or archipelagos, in spite of the generally broad distributions of tropical and subtropical blennies. Thus, to evaluate the diversity and distribution of Cirripectes species in the Mascarene Archipelago, a little‐studied region but an important biodiversity hotspot, complete mitochondrial genomes, and nuclear rhodopsin genes were sequenced for 39 specimens collected with ARMS deployed on outer reef slopes at Reunion and Rodrigues islands. Mitochondrial COI sequences were analyzed to integrate these specimens within the largest dataset of publicly available sequences. Three species were found in the Mascarene Archipelago, Cirripectes castaneus, Cirripectes randalli, and Cirripectes stigmaticus. C. castaneus and C. stigmaticus both have an Indo‐Pacific distribution with several haplotypes shared among distant localities. In agreement with the literature, C. randalli shows a small‐range endemism restricted to the Mascarenes. We confirmed the presence of C. castaneus, C. randalli, and C. stigmaticus in Rodrigues, and the presence of C. stigmaticus in Reunion. This study contributes to filling the gaps in taxonomic and molecular knowledge of the reef cryptobiome in the South‐West Indian Ocean, and provides the first complete mitogenomes for the genus, a crucial step for future molecular‐based inventories (e.g., eDNA). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0248d5c40d224836a0d310c254d633d12023-03-29T14:14:47ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582023-03-01133n/an/a10.1002/ece3.9850New insights into the diversity of cryptobenthic Cirripectes blennies in the Mascarene Archipelago sampled using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS)Marion Couëdel0Agnes Dettai1Mireille M. M. Guillaume2Fleur Bruggemann3Sophie Bureau4Baptiste Frattini5Amélie Verde Ferreira6Jean‐Lindsay Azie7J. Henrich Bruggemann8Université de La Réunion, UMR 9220 ENTROPIE (Université de La Réunion, IRD, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle‐Calédonie, CNRS) La Réunion Saint‐Denis FranceMuséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), UMR 7205 ISYEB (MNHN, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles) Paris FranceMuséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN) UMR 8067 BOrEA (MNHN, CNRS 2030, Sorbonne Université, IRD 207, Uni Caen‐Normandie, Université des Antilles) Paris FranceUniversité de La Réunion, UMR 9220 ENTROPIE (Université de La Réunion, IRD, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle‐Calédonie, CNRS) La Réunion Saint‐Denis FranceUniversité de La Réunion, UMR 9220 ENTROPIE (Université de La Réunion, IRD, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle‐Calédonie, CNRS) La Réunion Saint‐Denis FranceUniversité de La Réunion, UMR 9220 ENTROPIE (Université de La Réunion, IRD, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle‐Calédonie, CNRS) La Réunion Saint‐Denis FranceMuséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), UMR 7205 ISYEB (MNHN, CNRS, Sorbonne Université, EPHE, Université des Antilles) Paris FranceRodrigues Regional Assembly Port Mathurin Rodrigues MauritiusUniversité de La Réunion, UMR 9220 ENTROPIE (Université de La Réunion, IRD, IFREMER, Université de Nouvelle‐Calédonie, CNRS) La Réunion Saint‐Denis FranceAbstract Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) are artificial mini‐reefs designed for standardized sampling of sessile and small motile cryptobenthic organisms. ARMS are also effective for collecting small cryptobenthic fishes, such as the combtooth blennies of the genus Cirripectes. Recent studies discovered several Cirripectes species endemic to islands or archipelagos, in spite of the generally broad distributions of tropical and subtropical blennies. Thus, to evaluate the diversity and distribution of Cirripectes species in the Mascarene Archipelago, a little‐studied region but an important biodiversity hotspot, complete mitochondrial genomes, and nuclear rhodopsin genes were sequenced for 39 specimens collected with ARMS deployed on outer reef slopes at Reunion and Rodrigues islands. Mitochondrial COI sequences were analyzed to integrate these specimens within the largest dataset of publicly available sequences. Three species were found in the Mascarene Archipelago, Cirripectes castaneus, Cirripectes randalli, and Cirripectes stigmaticus. C. castaneus and C. stigmaticus both have an Indo‐Pacific distribution with several haplotypes shared among distant localities. In agreement with the literature, C. randalli shows a small‐range endemism restricted to the Mascarenes. We confirmed the presence of C. castaneus, C. randalli, and C. stigmaticus in Rodrigues, and the presence of C. stigmaticus in Reunion. This study contributes to filling the gaps in taxonomic and molecular knowledge of the reef cryptobiome in the South‐West Indian Ocean, and provides the first complete mitogenomes for the genus, a crucial step for future molecular‐based inventories (e.g., eDNA).https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9850barcodingcoral reefscryptic teleostsmitogenomemolecular species delineationSouth‐West Indian Ocean |
| spellingShingle | Marion Couëdel Agnes Dettai Mireille M. M. Guillaume Fleur Bruggemann Sophie Bureau Baptiste Frattini Amélie Verde Ferreira Jean‐Lindsay Azie J. Henrich Bruggemann New insights into the diversity of cryptobenthic Cirripectes blennies in the Mascarene Archipelago sampled using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) Ecology and Evolution barcoding coral reefs cryptic teleosts mitogenome molecular species delineation South‐West Indian Ocean |
| title | New insights into the diversity of cryptobenthic Cirripectes blennies in the Mascarene Archipelago sampled using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) |
| title_full | New insights into the diversity of cryptobenthic Cirripectes blennies in the Mascarene Archipelago sampled using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) |
| title_fullStr | New insights into the diversity of cryptobenthic Cirripectes blennies in the Mascarene Archipelago sampled using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | New insights into the diversity of cryptobenthic Cirripectes blennies in the Mascarene Archipelago sampled using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) |
| title_short | New insights into the diversity of cryptobenthic Cirripectes blennies in the Mascarene Archipelago sampled using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures (ARMS) |
| title_sort | new insights into the diversity of cryptobenthic cirripectes blennies in the mascarene archipelago sampled using autonomous reef monitoring structures arms |
| topic | barcoding coral reefs cryptic teleosts mitogenome molecular species delineation South‐West Indian Ocean |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9850 |
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