Fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the ‘Au‘au Channel, west Maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communities
Mesophotic coral ecosystems are an almost entirely unexplored and undocumented environment that likely contains vast reservoirs of undescribed biodiversity. Twenty-four macroalgae samples, representing four genera, were collected from a Hawaiian mesophotic reef at water depths between 65 and 86 m in...
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| author | Benjamin J. Wainwright Geoffrey L. Zahn Heather L. Spalding Alison R. Sherwood Celia M. Smith Anthony S. Amend |
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| description | Mesophotic coral ecosystems are an almost entirely unexplored and undocumented environment that likely contains vast reservoirs of undescribed biodiversity. Twenty-four macroalgae samples, representing four genera, were collected from a Hawaiian mesophotic reef at water depths between 65 and 86 m in the ‘Au‘au Channel, Maui, Hawai‘i. Algal tissues were surveyed for the presence and diversity of fungi by sequencing the ITS1 gene using Illumina technology. Fungi from these algae were then compared to previous fungal surveys conducted in Hawaiian terrestrial ecosystems. Twenty-seven percent of the OTUs present on the mesophotic coral ecosystem samples were shared between the marine and terrestrial environment. Subsequent analyses indicated that host species of algae significantly differentiate fungal community composition. This work demonstrates yet another understudied habitat with a moderate diversity of fungi that should be considered when estimating global fungal diversity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0e761b1fed1433d8b1b500c86e0edaa2023-12-03T09:56:28ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592017-07-015e353210.7717/peerj.3532Fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the ‘Au‘au Channel, west Maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communitiesBenjamin J. Wainwright0Geoffrey L. Zahn1Heather L. Spalding2Alison R. Sherwood3Celia M. Smith4Anthony S. Amend5Department of Botany, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States of AmericaDepartment of Botany, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States of AmericaDepartment of Botany, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States of AmericaDepartment of Botany, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States of AmericaDepartment of Botany, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States of AmericaDepartment of Botany, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States of AmericaMesophotic coral ecosystems are an almost entirely unexplored and undocumented environment that likely contains vast reservoirs of undescribed biodiversity. Twenty-four macroalgae samples, representing four genera, were collected from a Hawaiian mesophotic reef at water depths between 65 and 86 m in the ‘Au‘au Channel, Maui, Hawai‘i. Algal tissues were surveyed for the presence and diversity of fungi by sequencing the ITS1 gene using Illumina technology. Fungi from these algae were then compared to previous fungal surveys conducted in Hawaiian terrestrial ecosystems. Twenty-seven percent of the OTUs present on the mesophotic coral ecosystem samples were shared between the marine and terrestrial environment. Subsequent analyses indicated that host species of algae significantly differentiate fungal community composition. This work demonstrates yet another understudied habitat with a moderate diversity of fungi that should be considered when estimating global fungal diversity.https://peerj.com/articles/3532.pdfConnectivityITSMarineHawaiiBiodiversityMesophotic coral ecosytems |
| spellingShingle | Benjamin J. Wainwright Geoffrey L. Zahn Heather L. Spalding Alison R. Sherwood Celia M. Smith Anthony S. Amend Fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the ‘Au‘au Channel, west Maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communities PeerJ Connectivity ITS Marine Hawaii Biodiversity Mesophotic coral ecosytems |
| title | Fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the ‘Au‘au Channel, west Maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communities |
| title_full | Fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the ‘Au‘au Channel, west Maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communities |
| title_fullStr | Fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the ‘Au‘au Channel, west Maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the ‘Au‘au Channel, west Maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communities |
| title_short | Fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the ‘Au‘au Channel, west Maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communities |
| title_sort | fungi associated with mesophotic macroalgae from the au au channel west maui are differentiated by host and overlap terrestrial communities |
| topic | Connectivity ITS Marine Hawaii Biodiversity Mesophotic coral ecosytems |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/3532.pdf |
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