Anti-fouling activity and toxicity of the Mediterranean alien sponge Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera, Calcarea)
Poriferans, as sessile organisms without rigid external covering, use secondary metabolites for protection from predators and fouling organisms. The present study tested the antifouling activity of ethanolic extract of the Mediterranean alien calcareous sponge Paraleucilla magna towards juvenile mus...
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| author | Caterina Longo Roberta Trani Carlotta Nonnis Marzano Maria Mercurio Tamara Lazic Pietro Cotugno Erika Santobianchi Maria Flavia Gravina |
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| description | Poriferans, as sessile organisms without rigid external covering, use secondary metabolites for protection from predators and fouling organisms. The present study tested the antifouling activity of ethanolic extract of the Mediterranean alien calcareous sponge Paraleucilla magna towards juvenile mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis. Furthermore, toxicity tests on nauplii of brine shrimp Artemia salina and two microalgae strains, Nannochloropsis sp. and Tetraselmis suecica, were also conducted. A total attachment inhibition of M. galloprovincialis was achieved at a concentration of 400 µg/mL of sponge extract. The 50% mortality of A. salina nauplii was recorded at a concentration of 500 µg/mL of ethanolic extract. The growth inhibitory effect on both marine microalgae strains has been registered at a concentration of 300 µg/mL. Our results suggest promising natural antifouling activity and low toxicity of the ethanolic extract of P. magna that could be used as antifouling compound. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db81d85fdf504f6ab6c6af95cb0ebca92023-12-03T09:18:42ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592021-10-019e1227910.7717/peerj.12279Anti-fouling activity and toxicity of the Mediterranean alien sponge Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera, Calcarea)Caterina Longo0Roberta Trani1Carlotta Nonnis Marzano2Maria Mercurio3Tamara Lazic4Pietro Cotugno5Erika Santobianchi6Maria Flavia Gravina7Department of Biology, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari, Bari, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, ItalyConsorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare (CoNISMa), Rome, ItalyPoriferans, as sessile organisms without rigid external covering, use secondary metabolites for protection from predators and fouling organisms. The present study tested the antifouling activity of ethanolic extract of the Mediterranean alien calcareous sponge Paraleucilla magna towards juvenile mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis. Furthermore, toxicity tests on nauplii of brine shrimp Artemia salina and two microalgae strains, Nannochloropsis sp. and Tetraselmis suecica, were also conducted. A total attachment inhibition of M. galloprovincialis was achieved at a concentration of 400 µg/mL of sponge extract. The 50% mortality of A. salina nauplii was recorded at a concentration of 500 µg/mL of ethanolic extract. The growth inhibitory effect on both marine microalgae strains has been registered at a concentration of 300 µg/mL. Our results suggest promising natural antifouling activity and low toxicity of the ethanolic extract of P. magna that could be used as antifouling compound.https://peerj.com/articles/12279.pdfAntifouling activityBioassayParaleucilla magnaPoriferaToxicity |
| spellingShingle | Caterina Longo Roberta Trani Carlotta Nonnis Marzano Maria Mercurio Tamara Lazic Pietro Cotugno Erika Santobianchi Maria Flavia Gravina Anti-fouling activity and toxicity of the Mediterranean alien sponge Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera, Calcarea) PeerJ Antifouling activity Bioassay Paraleucilla magna Porifera Toxicity |
| title | Anti-fouling activity and toxicity of the Mediterranean alien sponge Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera, Calcarea) |
| title_full | Anti-fouling activity and toxicity of the Mediterranean alien sponge Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera, Calcarea) |
| title_fullStr | Anti-fouling activity and toxicity of the Mediterranean alien sponge Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera, Calcarea) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anti-fouling activity and toxicity of the Mediterranean alien sponge Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera, Calcarea) |
| title_short | Anti-fouling activity and toxicity of the Mediterranean alien sponge Paraleucilla magna Klautau, Monteiro & Borojevic, 2004 (Porifera, Calcarea) |
| title_sort | anti fouling activity and toxicity of the mediterranean alien sponge paraleucilla magna klautau monteiro borojevic 2004 porifera calcarea |
| topic | Antifouling activity Bioassay Paraleucilla magna Porifera Toxicity |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/12279.pdf |
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