Osmoregulation in Barnacles: An Evolutionary Perspective of Potential Mechanisms and Future Research Directions.

ABSTRACT: Barnacles form a globally ubiquitous group of sessile crustaceans that are particularly common in the coastal intertidal. Several barnacle species are described as highly euryhaline and a few species even have the ability to colonize estuarine and brackish habitats below 5 PSU. However, the physiological and/or morphological adaptations that allow barnacles to live at low salinities are poorly understood and current knowledge is largely based on classical eco-physiological studies offering limited insight into the molecular mechanisms. This review provides an overview of available knowledge of salinity tolerance in barnacles and what is currently known about their osmoregulatory strategies. To stimulate future studies on barnacle euryhalinity, we briefly review and compare barnacles to oth

SUBMITTER: Sundell K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6712927 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature