School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-27-2022
Abstract
Single-celled microbial eukaryotes inhabit deep-sea hydrothermal vent environments and play critical ecological roles in the vent-associated microbial food web. 18S rRNA amplicon sequencing of diffuse venting fluids from four geographically- and geochemically-distinct hydrothermal vent fields was applied to investigate community diversity patterns among protistan assemblages. The four vent fields include Axial Seamount at the Juan de Fuca Ridge, Sea Cliff and Apollo at the Gorda Ridge, all in the NE Pacific Ocean, and Piccard and Von Damm at the Mid-Cayman Rise in the Caribbean Sea. We describe species diversity patterns with respect to hydrothermal vent field and sample type, identify putative vent endemic microbial eukaryotes, and test how vent fluid geochemistry may influence microbial community diversity. At a semi-global scale, microbial eukaryotic communities at deep-sea vents were composed of similar proportions of dinoflagellates, ciliates, Rhizaria, and stramenopiles. Individual vent fields supported distinct and highly diverse assemblages of protists that included potentially endemic or novel vent-associated strains. These findings represent a census of deep-sea hydrothermal vent protistan communities. Protistan diversity, which is shaped by the hydrothermal vent environment at a local scale, ultimately influences the vent-associated microbial food web and the broader deep-sea carbon cycle.
Recommended Citation
Hu, Sarah K., Amy R. Smith, Rika E. Anderson, Sean P. Sylva, Michaela Setzer, Maria Steadmon, Kiana L. Frank et al. "Globally‐distributed microbial eukaryotes exhibit endemism at deep‐sea hydrothermal vents." Molecular Ecology (2022). https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16745
Publication Title
Molecular Ecology
DOI
10.1111/mec.16745
Comments
"This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Hu, Sarah K., Amy R. Smith, Rika E. Anderson, Sean P. Sylva, Michaela Setzer, Maria Steadmon, Kiana L. Frank et al. "Globally‐distributed microbial eukaryotes exhibit endemism at deep‐sea hydrothermal vents." Molecular Ecology (2022). https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16745, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16745. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.