Parasite taxonomic and life cycle information from literature
Project
| Contributors | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Dykman, Lauren | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) | Principal Investigator, Contact |
| Soenen, Karen | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO) | BCO-DMO Data Manager |
| York, Amber D. | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI BCO-DMO) | BCO-DMO Data Manager |
Abstract
This dataset reports taxonomy, rationale for life history trait assignments based on literature, and rationale for inclusion or exclusion from certain diversity analyses for between-ecosystem comparative analyses in Dykman et al. (2023).
This is a summary table aggregating parasite species and morphogroups from three published dissection datasets: intertidal lagoon sand flats of Palmyra Atoll (5.884° latitude, -162.078° longitude) (Vidal-Martínez et al. 2012, Vidal-Martínez et al. 2017, McLaughlin 2018, González-Solís et al. 2019, Soler-Jiménez et al. 2019); kelp forests on the coast of Santa Barbara, California (34.394° latitude, -119.730° longitude) (Morton et al. 2021); and deep-sea hydrothermal vents at 9°50’N on the East Pacific Rise (9.840° latitude, -104.292° longitude) (Dykman et al. 2022). Subsetting procedures for the three dissection data sets that resulted in the final species list are provided on Zenodo.
BCO-DMO Processing Notes:
*Added Notes field
* Replaced , with ; to comply with database requirements
* Dataset version 1 primary data file (version data 2022-08-25) replaced with version 2 (2023-05-11). The change is due to "Two parasite morphospecies names were updated based on new genetic information."
* File "PARASITES_VENT_SPECIES_LIST_LIFE_CYCLES.xlsx" (submitted to bcodmo on 2023-05-11) loaded as a data table into the BCO-DMO data system. Values "NO" "NR" and "NA" were identified as missing data values but preserved as strings within the data table instead of becoming blank (null) values to indicate no data. No modifications were made to the column names or values.
* In this version 2, two parasite species name rows were removed because they were combined with other morphospecies names based on new genetic information.
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parasites_vent_species_list_life_cycles.csv (Comma Separated Values (.csv), 165.85 KB) MD5:eedfb915cb69cd6ca0ca9be67bca68f5 Primary data table for dataset 879253 version 2. |
Relationship Description: Some of the source of the species are from this related “vent dissection” data set.
| Parameter | Description | Units |
| PARASITE_SPECIES_NAME | The name used to uniquely identify a parasite species or morphogroup consistent with their species names in Vidal-Martínez et al. (2012), Vidal-Martínez et al. (2017), McLaughlin (2018), González-Solís et al. (2019), Soler-Jiménez et al. (2019), Morton et al. (2021), and Dykman et al. (2022). | unitless |
| ECOSYSTEM | The ecosystem where the parasite species was found including Atoll lagoon sandflat (Vidal-Martínez et al. 2012, Vidal-Martínez et al. 2017, McLaughlin 2018, González-Solís et al. 2019, Soler-Jiménez et al. 2019), Kelp forest (Morton et al. 2021), and Vent (Dykman et al. 2022). | unitless |
| DATA_SOURCE | A citation for the dataset in which the parasite species or morphogroup was reported. | unitless |
| HOST_GROUP_COMMON_NAME_SIMPLE | The simplified taxonomic group of the host, either Fish or Invertebrate, consistent with the grouping for analyses in Dykman et al. (2023). | unitless |
| PARASITE_PHYLUM | The current accepted phylum of the parasite species or morphogroup from World Register of Marine Species [accessed 2022-04-15]. | unitless |
| PARASITE_CLASS | If known, the current accepted class of the parasite species or morphogroup from World Register of Marine Species [accessed 2022-04-15]. Missing data identifier: NA (unknown). | unitless |
| PARASITE_ORDER | If known, the current accepted order of the parasite species or morphogroup from World Register of Marine Species [accessed 2022-04-15]. Missing data identifier: NA (unknown). | unitless |
| PARASITE_FAMILY | If known, the current accepted family of the parasite species or morphogroup from World Register of Marine Species [accessed 2022-04-15]. Missing data identifier: NA (unknown). | unitless |
| PARASITE_GENUS | If known, the current accepted genus of the parasite species or morphogroup from World Register of Marine Species [accessed 2022-04-15]. Missing data identifier: NA (unknown). | unitless |
| PARASITE_SPECIES | If known, the current accepted specific epithet of the parasite species or morphogroup from World Register of Marine Species [accessed 2022-04-15]. This corresponds to the Darwin Core term specificEpithet http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/specificEpithet. Missing data identifier: NA (unknown). | unitless |
| PARASITE_GROUP_COMMON_NAME | The common name used to refer to the parasite taxonomic group in Dykman et al. (2023). These include: Acanthocephala, Cestoda, Copepoda, Isopoda, Monogenea, Nematoda, Rhizocephala, Trematoda. | unitless |
| PARASITE_SPECIES_NAME_AphiaID | Numerical identifier from World Register of Marine Species that matches the lowest known taxonomic level of the parasite species or morphogroup name. | unitless |
| PARASITE_SPECIES_NAME_LSID | Machine-readable Life Science Identifier (LSID) containing the AphiaID from World Register of Marine Species that matches the lowest known taxonomic level of the parasite species or morphogroup name. This corresponds to Darwin Core term http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/scientificNameID. | unitless |
| PARASITE_COUNT | An aggregated count of individuals in a given parasite species or morphogroup included in the analyses in Dykman et al. (2023) pooled across all host individuals and species. | unitless |
| EXCLUDED_FROM_ANAYSES | Whether the parasite species or morphogroup was excluded from any analyses in Dykman et al. (2023), and, if so, which ones. NA indicates the parasite morphogroup was included in all analyses. Missing data identifier: NA (not applicable). | unitless |
| RATIONALE_FOR_EXCLUSION | If a parasite species or morphogroup was excluded from some analyses, a detailed explanation as to why it was excluded. Missing data identifier: NA (not applicable). | unitless |
| PARASITE_LIFE_STAGE | The life stage of the parasite or other symbiont. “Adult” indicates the specimen is in the adult sexually reproductive stage and has mature, developed reproductive organs; “Adult, immature” indicates it is in its adult stage but is immature and has not yet developed reproductive organs; “Larva” is the non-reproductive nematode life stage found in intermediate hosts; “Cystacanth” is the encysting acanthocephalan life stage found in intermediate hosts; “Metacestode” is the encysting cestode life stage found in intermediate hosts; “Metacercaria” is the encysting trematode life stage found in the second intermediate host; “Sporocyst” is the asexual cloning trematode life stage found in the first intermediate host. | unitless |
| PARASITE_LIFE_CYCLE | The life cycle category of the parasite used in the analyses of Dykman et al. (2023). “Direct” means the parasite species uses one host species to complete its life cycle and “Indirect” means the parasite species uses more than one host species to complete its life cycle. | unitless |
| LIFE_CYCLE_RATIONALE | Reasoning for the parasite life cycle assignment. Missing data identifier: NA (not applicable) or NR (not reported in original publication). | unitless |
| LIFE_CYCLE_CITATION | Citation for the parasite life cycle assignment. If there was not enough information on the parasite’s taxonomy to make an educated life cycle assignment, the life cycle was assumed based on the most common life cycle in the higher parasite taxon, and this field is filled with “Assumed”. | unitless |
Trajectories in functional diversity after disturbance at vents on the East Pacific Rise (EPR Functional Diversity)
NSF Award Abstract:
Hydrothermal vents support oases of life in the deep sea and are inhabited by unusual organisms that use chemical energy instead of photosynthesis as the basis of their food web. However, because the vents occur in geologically active areas of the seafloor, entire communities can be eradicated by catastrophic natural disturbances such as eruptions. The main objectives of this project are to quantify how quickly these communities recover from catastrophic disturbance and to determine what processes influence their resilience. The project focuses on both the structure (species diversity) and function (trait diversity) of the communities. The investigators will examine vents on an active segment of the East Pacific Rise where eruptive disturbance occurs on decadal time scales. These activities will create an unprecedented long-term (>14-year) quantitative time-series of colonist species composition and function. The application of trait-based analysis to the question of biological succession at vents has the potential to change the way we think about resilience in other patchy, transient and regionally-connected ecosystems. By considering how traits change over time, the researchers can untangle which species-level characteristics most influence abundance and distribution. The project objectives have broad significance with the growing potential for human-caused disturbances at deep-sea vents through deep-sea mining. Additional impacts include strengthening participation of under-represented minorities in marine science and contributing to international database development for functional traits of deep-sea vent species.
The unique, chemosynthesis-fueled fauna inhabiting deep-sea hydrothermal vents are subject to tectonic and eruptive disturbance that can eradicate entire communities. The main objectives of this project are to quantify how quickly these communities recover from catastrophic disturbance and to determine what processes influence their resilience. The focus is on vents on an active segment of the East Pacific Rise where eruptive disturbance occurs on decadal time scales. Field data on colonization and larval supply are used to characterize not only species succession but also the trajectory of functional diversity after a recent (2006) eruption. A new, promising approach to the colonization studies comes from incorporating trait-based analysis of functional diversity. Functional trait analysis is increasingly recognized in terrestrial and freshwater systems as a tool to holistically answer ecological questions, but trait analysis has not been often applied to marine systems. By considering how traits of incoming colonists change over time, the investigators can untangle which species-level factors most influence abundance and distribution. This project will create an unprecedented long-term (>14-year) quantitative time-series of colonist species composition and function. It includes multiple vent sites to encompass the full diversity of habitat conditions, and assesses both local processes and regional connectivity through larval supply. Field observations at individual sites contribute to broader questions when placed in the context of metacommunity theory. In this theoretical framework, field data such as this can be used to answer such questions as how the eradication of the vent community at a particular site affects the persistence of the metacommunity overall, and which vent sites contribute most to regional biodiversity.
| Funding Source | Award |
|---|---|
| NSF Division of Ocean Sciences (NSF OCE) |
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