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To move or not to move: taxis responses of the marine acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis to different stimuli

NATHAN THOMAS, Kam Tang Orcid Logo, Christopher Coates, Kam W. Tang

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, Volume: 57, Issue: 1-3, Pages: 17 - 31

Swansea University Authors: NATHAN THOMAS, Kam Tang Orcid Logo, Christopher Coates

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Symsagittifera roscoffensis forms a photosymbiotic relationship with the alga Tetraselmis convolutae within the intertidal zone. Juveniles lack algal symbionts at birth and acquire them from the environment. Requiring light for photosynthesis, they position themselves within the water column while a...

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ISSN: 1023-6244 1029-0362
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title To move or not to move: taxis responses of the marine acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis to different stimuli
spellingShingle To move or not to move: taxis responses of the marine acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis to different stimuli
NATHAN THOMAS
Kam Tang
Christopher Coates
title_short To move or not to move: taxis responses of the marine acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis to different stimuli
title_full To move or not to move: taxis responses of the marine acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis to different stimuli
title_fullStr To move or not to move: taxis responses of the marine acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis to different stimuli
title_full_unstemmed To move or not to move: taxis responses of the marine acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis to different stimuli
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description Symsagittifera roscoffensis forms a photosymbiotic relationship with the alga Tetraselmis convolutae within the intertidal zone. Juveniles lack algal symbionts at birth and acquire them from the environment. Requiring light for photosynthesis, they position themselves within the water column while also balancing the risk of being washed away. To understand their behavioural adaptations, we conducted experiments on their movement in response to algal cues (chemotaxis), light gradients (phototaxis), and mechanical vibrations. Aposymbiotic juveniles showed three times more positivedisplacement towards algae. Adults exhibited positive phototaxis but retreated from high light intensity. When introduced to a column with a light source, the worms remained just below thesurface. In the mechanical vibration experiment, worms only descended when vibrations exceeded a threshold. These findings suggest that S. roscoffensis has chemotactic abilities crucial foracquiring algae and acquires light for photosynthesis while minimizing dispersal risk and photoinhibition, facilitating its life cycle in the intertidal zone.
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