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Background: Coiba National Park is an offshore region on the Pacific side of Panama, which hosts several endemic species of animals and plants. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005. Despite the title awarded to the Park, knowledge about basic elements of its biodiversity are still lacking, which are of vital relevance for management and conservation policies. For instance, until now, no study had ever monitored the araneofauna diversity of the Park. New information: Here, we provide the first checklist of spider species in Coiba National Park, including the main island and several surrounding islands. We sampled during several field trips carried out from August 2021 to August 2023. We identified at least 152 species (98 genera and 30 families) and we report three new spiders species for Panama, namely Ctenusnigrolineatus Berland (1913), Chapodagitae Zhang & Maddison (2012) and Sarindanigra Peckham & Peckham (1892). We discuss the implications of our results and recommend future lines of work that include DNA barcoding, monitoring of population and community dynamics, plus linkage of climatic data from the newly-installed meteorological station on the Island.
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In May 2022, twelve prickly sharks, Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann 1928, were sighted at 151-350 m depth in the Cordillera de Coiba seamounts, Pacific Panama. This discovery expands our knowledge of the distribution and habitat use of this rare deep-sea species. It underscores the potential significance of the Cordillera de Coiba seamounts, an offshore marine protected area, as a critical habitat for E. cookei, a species threatened by commercial fishing. Although unverified reports exist on its presence in the tropical eastern Pacific, this publication represents the first documented record of live specimens of E. cookei in Panama.
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Ecossistema , Tubarões , Animais , Panamá , Oceano Pacífico , Masculino , Feminino , Distribuição AnimalRESUMO
The marine bacterial genus Pseudoalteromonas is known for their ability to produce antimicrobial compounds. The metabolite-producing capacity of Pseudoalteromonas has been associated with strain pigmentation; however, the genomic basis of their antimicrobial capacity remains to be explained. In this study, we sequenced the whole genome of six Pseudoalteromonas strains (three pigmented and three non-pigmented), with the purpose of identifying biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) associated to compounds we detected via microbial interactions along through MS-based molecular networking. The genomes were assembled and annotated using the SPAdes and RAST pipelines and mined for the identification of gene clusters involved in secondary metabolism using the antiSMASH database. Nineteen BGCs were detected for each non-pigmented strain, while more than thirty BGCs were found for two of the pigmented strains. Among these, the groups of genes of nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPS) that code for bromoalterochromides stand out the most. Our results show that all strains possess BGCs for the production of secondary metabolites, and a considerable number of distinct polyketide synthases (PKS) and NRPS clusters are present in pigmented strains. Furthermore, the molecular networking analyses revealed two new molecules produced during microbial interactions: the dibromoalterochromides D/D' (11-12).
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Anti-Infecciosos , Proteínas de Bactérias/genética , Mineração de Dados , Depsipeptídeos/genética , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Pseudoalteromonas/genética , Transcriptoma , Animais , Antozoários/microbiologia , Anti-Infecciosos/metabolismo , Anti-Infecciosos/farmacologia , Proteínas de Bactérias/metabolismo , Proteínas de Bactérias/farmacologia , Bases de Dados Genéticas , Depsipeptídeos/metabolismo , Depsipeptídeos/farmacologia , Regulação Bacteriana da Expressão Gênica , Redes Reguladoras de Genes , Família Multigênica , Panamá , Parques Recreativos , Filogenia , Pseudoalteromonas/metabolismo , Metabolismo SecundárioRESUMO
Many studies over the past twenty years have documented the richness of arthropod galling species around the world, and some have proposed hypotheses to explain local and global patterns of galling species richness. However, few studies have been directed toward understanding how the gall-inducing species are locally distributed. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of gall-inducing arthropods species at Coiba National Park, a tropical habitat on the Pacific coast of Panama. Our results suggest that more gall-inducing species had an aggregated distribution, and gall-inducing arthropod diversity shows a strong beta diversity component. Geographic distance was not correlated with similarity in gall-inducing species composition between the studied sites. This fact has important implications when trying to estimate gall-inducing arthropod richness and general patterns, and could cause contradictory results for hypotheses that attempt to explain the local and global patterns of galling species richness.
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Animais , Artrópodes , Tumores de Planta/parasitologia , Panamá , Dinâmica PopulacionalRESUMO
Interest in studying galls and their arthropods inducers has been growing rapidly in the last two decades. However, the Neotropical region is probably the least studied region for gall-inducing arthropods. A study of the richness and composition of gall-inducing arthropods was carried out at Coiba National Park in the Republic of Panama. Field data come from samples obtained between August 1997 and September 1999, with three (two-week long) more intensive samplings. Seventeen sites, representing the main land habitats of Coiba National Park were surveyed. 4942 galls of 50 insect and 9 mite species inducing galls on 50 vascular plants from 30 botanical families were colleted. 62.7% of the galls were induced by gall midges (Diptera, Cecidomyiidae), 15.3% by mites, Eriophyidae, 8.5% by Homoptera, Psyllidae, 6.8% by Coccidae and 5.1% by Phlaeothripidae (Tysanoptera). The host plant families with the most galls were Myrtaceae with seven, Bignoniaceae with five and Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae and Melastomataceae with four. Leaf galls accounted for about 93% of collected galls. Most leaf galls were pit/blister galls followed by covering and pouch galls. Gall richness per collecting site was between 1 and 19 species. Coibas gall diversity is discussed in relation to data available from other tropical sites from continental Panama and the Neotropical region. Our results support the idea that it may be premature to conclude that species richness of gall inducers declines near the equator. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (3): 1269-1286. Epub 2008 September 30.
El interés por el estudio de las agallas y los artrópodos que las inducen ha crecido en todo el mundo en los últimos veinte años. Sin embargo, los artrópodos que inducen agallas en la región Neotropical son probablemente los menos estudiados. Un estudio de la riqueza y composición de artrópodos que inducen agallas fue desarrollado en el Parque Nacional Coiba en la Republica de Panamá. Los datos provienen de muestreos intensivos de dos semanas, efectuados entre agosto de 1997 y septiembre de 1999, en 17 sitios del área insular del Parque Nacional Coiba. Un total de 4942 agallas, que corresponden a 50 especies de insectos y nueve de ácaros, fueron colectadas en 50 especies de plantas vasculares de 30 familias. El 62.7% de las agallas correspondieron a especies de la familia Cecidomyiidae (Diptera), el 15.3% a ácaros de la familia Eriophyidae, el 8.5% a Psyllidae (Homoptera), un 6.8% a Coccidae y el 5.1% a Phlaeothripidae (Tysanoptera). Las familias de plantas con más especies de inductores de agallas fueron Myrtaceae con siete, Bignoniaceae con cinco y Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae y Melastomataceae con cuatro. Las agallas formadas en hojas representaron el 93% del total. El número de inductores de agallas por sitio osciló entre uno y diecinueve. La riqueza de artrópodos inductores de agallas del Parque Nacional Coiba se discute con datos disponibles de la literatura para el área continental de Panamá y el Neotrópico. Nuestros resultados apoyan la idea de que es prematuro concluir que la riqueza de artrópodos que inducen agallas disminuye hacia el Ecuador.
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Animais , Insetos/classificação , Ácaros/classificação , Tumores de Planta/etiologia , Biodiversidade , Interações Hospedeiro-Parasita , Insetos/fisiologia , Ácaros/fisiologia , Panamá , Densidade DemográficaRESUMO
During a study carried out on soft bottoms from Coiba National Park (Panama), 218 specimens of syllids (Annelida: Polychaeta) belonging to 19 interstitial species have been identified. Two species are new reports for the Pacific Ocean, Exogone (Exogone) arenosa Perkins, 1981 and Streptosyllis websteri Southern, 1914; five are new for Panama, E. (E.) dispar (Webster, 1879); E. (E.) longicornis Westheide, 1974; Salvatoria mediodentata (Westheide, 1974); Pionosyllis heterocirrata (Hartmann-Schrõder, 1959) and Syllis glarearia (Westheide, 1974). A characteristic not mentioned in the original description is herein reported for E. (E.) longicornis: the presence of triangular subterminal processes in the spiniger-like compound chaetae of chaetiger one. Specimens of the species Syllis botosaneanui Hartmann-Schrõder, 1973 harboring inside embryos of various stages of development have been found; this is the first report for this species as viviparous. Lastly, one specimen of the genus Syllis has been found that is mainly characterized by its long pharynx, two dorsal prostomial lobes, and compound chaetae with short blades and long spinulation. Because we consider that one specimen is not sufficient to describe a new species we refer it as Syllis sp.
Durante un estudio sobre la fauna marina del Parque Nacional de Coiba (Panamá) se identificaron 281 ejemplares de sílidos (Annelida: Polychaeta) intersticiales pertenecientes a 19 especies. Dos son nuevas citas para el Pacífico, Exogone (Exogone) arenosa Perkins, 1981 y Streptosyllis websteri Southern, 1914; cinco son nuevas citas para Panamá, E. (E.) dispar (Webster, 1879), E. (E.) longicornis Westheide, 1974, Salvatoria mediodentata (Westheide, 1974); Pionosyllis heterocirrata (Hartmann-Schröder, 1959) y Syllis glarearia (Westheide, 1974). Se describe un caracter no presente en la descripción original de E. Longicornis, la presencia de procesos triangulares subterminales en la primera pseudospinígera. Se describen ejemplares de la especie Syllis botosaneanui Hartmann-Schröder, 1973 con embriones en diverso estado de desarrollo en su interior, por lo que se trata de la primera referencia de esta especie como vivípara. Por último, se describe un ejemplar de Syllis sp., que se caracteriza fundamentalmente por la posesión de una larga faringe, dos lóbulos prostomiales dorsales y por sus sedas compuestas de artejos cortos y larga espinulación. Estas características diferencian a Syllis sp. de cualquier especie del género pero no se describe como especie nueva por disponerse únicamente de un solo ejemplar.