Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher Deposition
Coral research is being ushered into the genomic era. To fully capitalize on the potential discoveries from this genomic revolution, the rapidly increasing number of high-quality genomes requires effective pairing with rigorous taxonomic characterizations of specimens and the contextualization of th...
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| author | Christian R. Voolstra Kate M. Quigley Sarah W. Davies John Everett Parkinson Raquel S. Peixoto Manuel Aranda Andrew C. Baker Adam R. Barno Daniel J. Barshis Francesca Benzoni Victor Bonito David G. Bourne David G. Bourne Carol Buitrago-López Tom C. L. Bridge Tom C. L. Bridge Cheong Xin Chan David J. Combosch Jamie Craggs Jamie Craggs Jörg C. Frommlet Santiago Herrera Andrea M. Quattrini Till Röthig James D. Reimer Esther Rubio-Portillo David J. Suggett Helena Villela Maren Ziegler Michael Sweet |
| author_facet | Christian R. Voolstra Kate M. Quigley Sarah W. Davies John Everett Parkinson Raquel S. Peixoto Manuel Aranda Andrew C. Baker Adam R. Barno Daniel J. Barshis Francesca Benzoni Victor Bonito David G. Bourne David G. Bourne Carol Buitrago-López Tom C. L. Bridge Tom C. L. Bridge Cheong Xin Chan David J. Combosch Jamie Craggs Jamie Craggs Jörg C. Frommlet Santiago Herrera Andrea M. Quattrini Till Röthig James D. Reimer Esther Rubio-Portillo David J. Suggett Helena Villela Maren Ziegler Michael Sweet |
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| description | Coral research is being ushered into the genomic era. To fully capitalize on the potential discoveries from this genomic revolution, the rapidly increasing number of high-quality genomes requires effective pairing with rigorous taxonomic characterizations of specimens and the contextualization of their ecological relevance. However, to date there is no formal framework that genomicists, taxonomists, and coral scientists can collectively use to systematically acquire and link these data. Spurred by the recently announced “Coral symbiosis sensitivity to environmental change hub” under the “Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project” - a collaboration between the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to generate gold-standard genome sequences for coral animal hosts and their associated Symbiodiniaceae microalgae (among the sequencing of many other symbiotic aquatic species) - we outline consensus guidelines to reconcile different types of data. The metaorganism nature of the coral holobiont provides a particular challenge in this context and is a key factor to consider for developing a framework to consolidate genomic, taxonomic, and ecological (meta)data. Ideally, genomic data should be accompanied by taxonomic references, i.e., skeletal vouchers as formal morphological references for corals and strain specimens in the case of microalgal and bacterial symbionts (cultured isolates). However, exhaustive taxonomic characterization of all coral holobiont member species is currently not feasible simply because we do not have a comprehensive understanding of all the organisms that constitute the coral holobiont. Nevertheless, guidelines on minimal, recommended, and ideal-case descriptions for the major coral holobiont constituents (coral animal, Symbiodiniaceae microalgae, and prokaryotes) will undoubtedly help in future referencing and will facilitate comparative studies. We hope that the guidelines outlined here, which we will adhere to as part of the Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project sub-hub focused on coral symbioses, will be useful to a broader community and their implementation will facilitate cross- and meta-data comparisons and analyses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7369648ea1644719b407a03a00893d3b2022-12-21T21:56:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Marine Science2296-77452021-08-01810.3389/fmars.2021.701784701784Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher DepositionChristian R. Voolstra0Kate M. Quigley1Sarah W. Davies2John Everett Parkinson3Raquel S. Peixoto4Manuel Aranda5Andrew C. Baker6Adam R. Barno7Daniel J. Barshis8Francesca Benzoni9Victor Bonito10David G. Bourne11David G. Bourne12Carol Buitrago-López13Tom C. L. Bridge14Tom C. L. Bridge15Cheong Xin Chan16David J. Combosch17Jamie Craggs18Jamie Craggs19Jörg C. Frommlet20Santiago Herrera21Andrea M. Quattrini22Till Röthig23James D. Reimer24Esther Rubio-Portillo25David J. Suggett26Helena Villela27Maren Ziegler28Michael Sweet29Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, GermanyAustralian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, QLD, AustraliaDepartment of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA, United StatesDepartment of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United StatesRed Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaRed Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Marine Biology and Ecology, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United StatesRed Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, United StatesRed Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaCoral Coast Conservation Center, Fiji, FijiAustralian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, QLD, AustraliaCollege of Science and Engineering, James Cook University and Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, QLD, AustraliaRed Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia0Biodiversity and Geosciences Program, Museum of Tropical Queensland, Queensland Museum Networkm Townsville, Townsville, QLD, Australia1Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia2Australian Centre for Ecogenomics, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia3Marine Laboratory, University of Guam, Mangilao, GU, United States4Horniman Museum and Gardens, London, United Kingdom5Aquatic Research Facility, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby, United Kingdom6Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal7Department of Biological Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, United States8Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States9Branch for Bioresources, Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Giessen, Germany0Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology Lab, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Japan1Department of Physiology, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain2Faculty of Science, Climate Change Cluster, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, AustraliaRed Sea Research Center, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia3Department of Animal Ecology and Systematics, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany5Aquatic Research Facility, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, University of Derby, Derby, United KingdomCoral research is being ushered into the genomic era. To fully capitalize on the potential discoveries from this genomic revolution, the rapidly increasing number of high-quality genomes requires effective pairing with rigorous taxonomic characterizations of specimens and the contextualization of their ecological relevance. However, to date there is no formal framework that genomicists, taxonomists, and coral scientists can collectively use to systematically acquire and link these data. Spurred by the recently announced “Coral symbiosis sensitivity to environmental change hub” under the “Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project” - a collaboration between the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to generate gold-standard genome sequences for coral animal hosts and their associated Symbiodiniaceae microalgae (among the sequencing of many other symbiotic aquatic species) - we outline consensus guidelines to reconcile different types of data. The metaorganism nature of the coral holobiont provides a particular challenge in this context and is a key factor to consider for developing a framework to consolidate genomic, taxonomic, and ecological (meta)data. Ideally, genomic data should be accompanied by taxonomic references, i.e., skeletal vouchers as formal morphological references for corals and strain specimens in the case of microalgal and bacterial symbionts (cultured isolates). However, exhaustive taxonomic characterization of all coral holobiont member species is currently not feasible simply because we do not have a comprehensive understanding of all the organisms that constitute the coral holobiont. Nevertheless, guidelines on minimal, recommended, and ideal-case descriptions for the major coral holobiont constituents (coral animal, Symbiodiniaceae microalgae, and prokaryotes) will undoubtedly help in future referencing and will facilitate comparative studies. We hope that the guidelines outlined here, which we will adhere to as part of the Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project sub-hub focused on coral symbioses, will be useful to a broader community and their implementation will facilitate cross- and meta-data comparisons and analyses.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.701784/fullcoral reefcoral holobiontscleractiniasymbiodiniaceaeprokaryotesgenome sequencing |
| spellingShingle | Christian R. Voolstra Kate M. Quigley Sarah W. Davies John Everett Parkinson Raquel S. Peixoto Manuel Aranda Andrew C. Baker Adam R. Barno Daniel J. Barshis Francesca Benzoni Victor Bonito David G. Bourne David G. Bourne Carol Buitrago-López Tom C. L. Bridge Tom C. L. Bridge Cheong Xin Chan David J. Combosch Jamie Craggs Jamie Craggs Jörg C. Frommlet Santiago Herrera Andrea M. Quattrini Till Röthig James D. Reimer Esther Rubio-Portillo David J. Suggett Helena Villela Maren Ziegler Michael Sweet Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher Deposition Frontiers in Marine Science coral reef coral holobiont scleractinia symbiodiniaceae prokaryotes genome sequencing |
| title | Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher Deposition |
| title_full | Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher Deposition |
| title_fullStr | Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher Deposition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher Deposition |
| title_short | Consensus Guidelines for Advancing Coral Holobiont Genome and Specimen Voucher Deposition |
| title_sort | consensus guidelines for advancing coral holobiont genome and specimen voucher deposition |
| topic | coral reef coral holobiont scleractinia symbiodiniaceae prokaryotes genome sequencing |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.701784/full |
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