TY - JOUR
T1 - Every refuge has its price
T2 - Ostreobium as a model for understanding how algae can live in rock and stay in business
AU - Tandon, Kshitij
AU - Pasella, Marisa M.
AU - Iha, Cintia
AU - Ricci, Francesco
AU - Hu, Juntong
AU - O'Kelly, Charles J.
AU - Medina, Mónica
AU - Kühl, Michael
AU - Verbruggen, Heroen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2023/1/30
Y1 - 2023/1/30
N2 - Ostreobium is a siphonous green alga in the Bryopsidales (Chlorophyta) that burrows into calcium carbonate (CaCO3) substrates. In this habitat, it lives under environmental conditions unusual for an alga (i.e., low light and low oxygen) and it is a major agent of carbonate reef bioerosion. In coral skeletons, Ostreobium can form conspicuous green bands recognizable by the naked eye and it is thought to contribute to the coral's nutritional needs. With coral reefs in global decline, there is a renewed focus on understanding Ostreobium biology and its roles in the coral holobiont. This review summarizes knowledge on Ostreobium's morphological structure, biodiversity and evolution, photosynthesis, mechanism of bioerosion and its role as a member of the coral holobiont. We discuss the resources available to study Ostreobium biology, lay out some of the uncharted territories in Ostreobium biology and offer perspectives for future research.
AB - Ostreobium is a siphonous green alga in the Bryopsidales (Chlorophyta) that burrows into calcium carbonate (CaCO3) substrates. In this habitat, it lives under environmental conditions unusual for an alga (i.e., low light and low oxygen) and it is a major agent of carbonate reef bioerosion. In coral skeletons, Ostreobium can form conspicuous green bands recognizable by the naked eye and it is thought to contribute to the coral's nutritional needs. With coral reefs in global decline, there is a renewed focus on understanding Ostreobium biology and its roles in the coral holobiont. This review summarizes knowledge on Ostreobium's morphological structure, biodiversity and evolution, photosynthesis, mechanism of bioerosion and its role as a member of the coral holobiont. We discuss the resources available to study Ostreobium biology, lay out some of the uncharted territories in Ostreobium biology and offer perspectives for future research.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.03.010
DO - 10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.03.010
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35341677
AN - SCOPUS:85127339714
SN - 1084-9521
VL - 134
SP - 27
EP - 36
JO - Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
JF - Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology
ER -