Gametogenesis and reproductive traits of the cold-seep mussel <i>Gigantidas platifrons</i> in the South China Sea -- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2020,38(4):1304-1318

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	ZHONG Zhaoshan, WANG Minxiao, CHEN Hao, ZHENG Ping, LI Chaolun. Gametogenesis and reproductive traits of the cold-seep mussel Gigantidas platifrons in the South China Sea[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2020, 38(4): 1304-1318

Gametogenesis and reproductive traits of the cold-seep mussel Gigantidas platifrons in the South China Sea

ZHONG Zhaoshan^1,3, WANG Minxiao^1,2,4, CHEN Hao^1,4, ZHENG Ping⁵, LI Chaolun^1,2,3,4

1 CODR and KLMEES, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;
2 Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, China;
3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
4 Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;
5 Center for Genomics and Biotechnology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China

Abstract:

Gigantidas platifrons (Bivalvia, Mytilidae), the dominant species at the Formosa cold seep, relies on methanotrophic symbionts dwelling in its gills for nutrition. The reproductive patterns of G. platifrons provide fundamental information for understanding the population recruitment of this species. However, we know very little about important processes in reproduction, such as gametogenesis and symbiotic bacteria transmission. To this end, we described the developmental patterns of the gonads from nine surveys and juvenile length-distribution from one-year larval traps and detected bacteria in gonad from G. platifrons samples. Our results show that G. platifrons is a functionally dioecious species. The reproduction of G. platifrons is discontinuous, with spawning maturity peak around the fourth quarter of the year. The seasonal reproduction of G. platifrons was further supported by the unimodal shell length distribution of the trapped juvenile mussels. Given the small oocyte size (48.99-70.14 μm), which was comparable to that of coastal mussels, we proposed that G. platifrons developed via a free-living, planktotrophic larval stage before settlement. The blooms at the water surface can also supply the development of the planktonic larvae of G. platifrons. Meanwhile, no bacteria were observed in gonads, suggesting a horizontal symbiont transfer mode in this mussel. Collectively, these results provide fundamental biological information for an improved understanding of the early life history of G. platifrons in the Formosa cold seep.

Key words: cold seep|gametogenesis|Gigantidas platifrons|reproductive|South China Sea (SCS)

Received: 2020-01-14 Revised: 2020-03-31

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