Cell turnover and detritus production in marine sponges from tropical and temperate benthic ecosystems

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 9; no. 10; p. e109486
• Main Authors: Alexander, Brittany E, Liebrand, Kevin, Osinga, Ronald, van der Geest, Harm G, Admiraal, Wim, Cleutjens, Jack P M, Schutte, Bert, Verheyen, Fons, Ribes, Marta, van Loon, Emiel, de Goeij, Jasper M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 07.10.2014; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animals; Apoptosis; Aquatic ecology; Benthic environment; Biodiversity; Biology; Biology and Life Sciences; Bromodeoxyuridine - chemistry; Canals; Caspase; Caspase 3 - metabolism; Caspase-3; Cell cycle; Cell growth; Cell Proliferation; Coral Reefs; cycle; demospongiae; Detritus; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem; Ecosystem biology; Ecosystems; ephydatia-fluviatilis; fresh-water sponge; Haliclona; Homeostasis; In vivo methods and tests; in-vitro; intestinal epithelium; Labelling; Light microscopy; Marine ecosystems; Mediterranean Sea; Physiology; population; Porifera - classification; Porifera - metabolism; Porifera - ultrastructure; Reefs; Research and analysis methods; Shedding; Species; Species Specificity; Sponges; Stem cells; tissue homeostasis; Tropical Climate; Mediterranean Sea; Netherlands

This study describes in vivo cell turnover (the balance between cell proliferation and cell loss) in eight marine sponge species from tropical coral reef, mangrove and temperate Mediterranean reef ecosystems. Cell proliferation was determined through the incorporation of 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine...