Schleicherová, Dáša, Dulias, Katharina, Osigus, Hans-Jűrgen et al. (3 more authors) (2017) The most primitive metazoan animals, the placozoans, show high sensitivity to increasing ocean temperatures and acidities. Ecology and Evolution. pp. 895-904. ISSN 2045-7758
Abstract
The increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) leads to rising temperatures and acidification in the oceans, which directly or indirectly affects all marine organisms, from bacteria to animals. We here ask whether the simplest-and possibly also the oldest-metazoan animals, the placozoans, are particularly sensitive to ocean warming and acidification. Placozoans are found in all warm and temperate oceans and are soft-bodied, microscopic invertebrates lacking any calcified structures, organs, or symmetry. We here show that placozoans respond highly sensitive to temperature and acidity stress. The data reveal differential responses in different placozoan lineages and encourage efforts to develop placozoans as a potential biomarker system.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 The Authors |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2019 15:40 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 15:50 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2678 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/ece3.2678 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:148221 |
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