Cnidarians are known to undergo reverse development as a survival mechanism against adverse environmental conditions. Polyp bail-out consists in the polyps’ detachment from the mother colony due to stressful conditions, followed by a complete tissue and cells rearrangement and in some cases in a regression into a simple, ciliated form. Here we describe a massive polyp bail-out event occurred in the mesophotic black coral Antipathella subpinnata in reared conditions. This is the first report of a bail-out event in this species providing new insights into the life cycle and ecology of black corals.

Unveiling asexual reproductive traits in black corals: polyp bail-out in Antipathella subpinnata / Coppari, M.; Fumarola, L.; Bramanti, L.; Romans, P.; Pillot, R.; Bavestrello, G.; Bo, M.. - In: CORAL REEFS. - ISSN 0722-4028. - 39:6(2020), pp. 1517-1523. [10.1007/s00338-020-02018-1]

Unveiling asexual reproductive traits in black corals: polyp bail-out in Antipathella subpinnata

Coppari M.
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2020-01-01

Abstract

Cnidarians are known to undergo reverse development as a survival mechanism against adverse environmental conditions. Polyp bail-out consists in the polyps’ detachment from the mother colony due to stressful conditions, followed by a complete tissue and cells rearrangement and in some cases in a regression into a simple, ciliated form. Here we describe a massive polyp bail-out event occurred in the mesophotic black coral Antipathella subpinnata in reared conditions. This is the first report of a bail-out event in this species providing new insights into the life cycle and ecology of black corals.
2020
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