Ecotype diversity in the marine picoeukaryote Ostreococcus (Chlorophyta, Prasinophyceae)

Wiley - Tập 7 Số 6 - Trang 853-859 - 2005
Francisco Rodríguez1, Évelyne Derelle2, Laure Guillou1, Florence Le Gall1, Daniel Vaulot1, Hervé Moreau2
1Station Biologique, UMR 7127 CNRS/INSU/UPMC, BP 74, 29682 Roscoff, France.
2Laboratoire Arago, UMR 7628 CNRS/UPMC, BP44, 66651, Banyuls-sur-mer, France.

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SummaryThe importance of the cyanobacteria Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus in marine ecosystems in terms of abundance and primary production can be partially explained by ecotypic differentiation. Despite the dominance of eukaryotes within photosynthetic picoplankton in many areas a similar differentiation has never been evidenced for these organisms. Here we report distinct genetic [rDNA 18S and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequencing], karyotypic (pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis), phenotypic (pigment composition) and physiological (light‐limited growth rates) traits in 12 Ostreococcus strains (Prasinophyceae) isolated from various marine environments and depths, which suggest that the concept of ecotype could also be valid for eukaryotes. Internal transcribed spacer phylogeny grouped together four deep strains isolated between 90 m and 120 m depth from different geographical origins. Three deep strains displayed larger chromosomal bands, different chromosome hybridization patterns, and an additional chlorophyll (chl) c‐like pigment. Furthermore, growth rates of deep strains show severe photo‐inhibition at high light intensities, while surface strains do not grow at the lowest light intensities. These features strongly suggest distinct adaptation to environmental conditions encountered at surface and the bottom of the oceanic euphotic zone, reminiscent of that described in prokaryotes.

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