Variation in epibiotic bacteria on two squat lobster species of Munidopsidae.

ABSTRACT: The relationships between epibiotic bacteria on deep-sea hosts and host lifestyle factors are of particular interest in the field of deep-sea chemoautotrophic environmental adaptations. The squat lobsters Shinkaia crosnieri and Munidopsis verrilli are both dominant species in cold-seep ecosystems, and they have different distributions and feeding behaviors. These species may have evolved to have distinct epibiotic microbiota. Here, we compared the epibiotic bacterial communities on the M. verrilli carapace (MV_carapace), S. crosnieri carapace (SC_carapace), and S. crosnieri ventral plumose setae (SC_setae). The epibiotic bacteria on SC_setae were dense and diverse and had a multi-layer configuration, while those on

SUBMITTER: Feng W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336205 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature