Frontiers in Marine Science (Apr 2022)
Study on the Individual Coloring Mechanism of Iridescent Cells in the Mantle of the Boring Giant Clam, Tridacna crocea
- Yunqing Li,
- Yunqing Li,
- Yinyin Zhou,
- Yinyin Zhou,
- Jinkuan Wei,
- Jinkuan Wei,
- Gongpengyang Shi,
- Gongpengyang Shi,
- Qingliang Liao,
- Qingliang Liao,
- Shuming Guo,
- Shuming Guo,
- Zihua Zhou,
- Zihua Zhou,
- Jun Li,
- Jun Li,
- Jun Li,
- Jun Li,
- Jun Li,
- Yanping Qin,
- Yanping Qin,
- Yanping Qin,
- Yanping Qin,
- Yanping Qin,
- Haitao Ma,
- Haitao Ma,
- Haitao Ma,
- Haitao Ma,
- Haitao Ma,
- Ziniu Yu,
- Ziniu Yu,
- Ziniu Yu,
- Ziniu Yu,
- Ziniu Yu,
- Yuehuan Zhang,
- Yuehuan Zhang,
- Yuehuan Zhang,
- Yuehuan Zhang,
- Yuehuan Zhang
Affiliations
- Yunqing Li
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Yunqing Li
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Yinyin Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Yinyin Zhou
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Jinkuan Wei
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Jinkuan Wei
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Gongpengyang Shi
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Gongpengyang Shi
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Qingliang Liao
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Qingliang Liao
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Shuming Guo
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Shuming Guo
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Zihua Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Zihua Zhou
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Jun Li
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Jun Li
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Jun Li
- Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Jun Li
- Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Jun Li
- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biology Technology, Sanya Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Yanping Qin
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Yanping Qin
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Yanping Qin
- Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Yanping Qin
- Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Yanping Qin
- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biology Technology, Sanya Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Haitao Ma
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Haitao Ma
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Haitao Ma
- Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Haitao Ma
- Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Haitao Ma
- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biology Technology, Sanya Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Ziniu Yu
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Ziniu Yu
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Ziniu Yu
- Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Ziniu Yu
- Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Ziniu Yu
- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biology Technology, Sanya Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- Yuehuan Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Science, Guangzhou, China
- Yuehuan Zhang
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Yuehuan Zhang
- Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Yuehuan Zhang
- Innovation Academy of South China Sea Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
- Yuehuan Zhang
- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Biology Technology, Sanya Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tropical Marine Biological Research Station in Hainan, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sanya, China
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.883678
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9
Abstract
Giant clams are marine bivalves that inhabit Indo-Pacific coral reefs. The boring giant clam, Tridacna crocea, exhibits bright and conspicuous mantle coloration based on the specialized cells (iridocytes) that generate structural colors. In order to illustrate the coloring mechanism of individual iridocytes, the reflection spectra curve of iridocytes was obtained by a micro-hyperspectral imager. TEM images were obtained to show the inner nanostructures of iridocytes. FDTD simulation was conducted to analyze the relationship between the color of iridocytes and the unique lamellar structure. We found that the laminae in the regular arrangement within cells govern the coloration of individual iridocytes. With the gradual increase of lamellar thickness and spacing, the color of the structure varies from bright violet to orange-red, forming a full visible spectrum. This study provides a new understanding of the various colors produced by individual iridocytes.
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