Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Apr 2018)
Upside-Down but Headed in the Right Direction: Review of the Highly Versatile Cassiopea xamachana System
- Aki H. Ohdera,
- Michael J. Abrams,
- Cheryl L. Ames,
- David M. Baker,
- Luis P. Suescún-Bolívar,
- Allen G. Collins,
- Allen G. Collins,
- Christopher J. Freeman,
- Edgar Gamero-Mora,
- Tamar L. Goulet,
- Dietrich K. Hofmann,
- Adrian Jaimes-Becerra,
- Paul F. Long,
- Antonio C. Marques,
- Antonio C. Marques,
- Laura A. Miller,
- Laura D. Mydlarz,
- Andre C. Morandini,
- Andre C. Morandini,
- Casandra R. Newkirk,
- Sastia P. Putri,
- Julia E. Samson,
- Sérgio N. Stampar,
- Bailey Steinworth,
- Michelle Templeman,
- Patricia E. Thomé,
- Marli Vlok,
- Cheryl M. Woodley,
- Jane C.Y. Wong,
- Mark Q. Martindale,
- William K. Fitt,
- Mónica Medina,
- Mónica Medina
Affiliations
- Aki H. Ohdera
- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
- Michael J. Abrams
- Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, United States
- Cheryl L. Ames
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States
- David M. Baker
- School of Biological Sciences, The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- Luis P. Suescún-Bolívar
- Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales Puerto Morelos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Allen G. Collins
- Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States
- Allen G. Collins
- National Systematics Laboratory of NOAA's Fisheries Service, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States
- Christopher J. Freeman
- Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Piece, FL, United States
- Edgar Gamero-Mora
- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Tamar L. Goulet
- Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States
- Dietrich K. Hofmann
- 0Department of Zoology & Neurobiology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
- Adrian Jaimes-Becerra
- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Paul F. Long
- 1School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Antonio C. Marques
- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Antonio C. Marques
- 2Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, São Sebastião, Brazil
- Laura A. Miller
- 3Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
- Laura D. Mydlarz
- 4Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, United States
- Andre C. Morandini
- Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Andre C. Morandini
- 2Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo, São Sebastião, Brazil
- Casandra R. Newkirk
- 5Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida, St. Augustine, FL, United States
- Sastia P. Putri
- 6Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
- Julia E. Samson
- 3Biology Department, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
- Sérgio N. Stampar
- 7Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências e Letras de Assis, Unesp Universidade Estadual Paulista, Assis, Brazil
- Bailey Steinworth
- 5Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida, St. Augustine, FL, United States
- Michelle Templeman
- 8TropWATER and College of Marine & Environmental Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Patricia E. Thomé
- Unidad Académica de Sistemas Arrecifales Puerto Morelos, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Marli Vlok
- 9Department of Botany, University of British Columbia Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Cheryl M. Woodley
- 0U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Charleston, SC, United States
- Jane C.Y. Wong
- School of Biological Sciences, The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- Mark Q. Martindale
- 5Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, University of Florida, St. Augustine, FL, United States
- William K. Fitt
- 1Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
- Mónica Medina
- Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States
- Mónica Medina
- 2Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00035
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 6
Abstract
The upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae) has been predominantly studied to understand its interaction with the endosymbiotic dinoflagellate algae Symbiodinium. As an easily culturable and tractable cnidarian model, it is an attractive alternative to stony corals to understanding the mechanisms driving establishment and maintenance of symbiosis. Cassiopea is also unique in requiring the symbiont in order to complete its transition to the adult stage, thereby providing an excellent model to understand symbiosis-driven development and evolution. Recently, the Cassiopea research system has gained interest beyond symbiosis in fields related to embryology, climate ecology, behavior, and more. With these developments, resources including genomes, transcriptomes, and laboratory protocols are steadily increasing. This review provides an overview of the broad range of interdisciplinary research that has utilized the Cassiopea model and highlights the advantages of using the model for future research.
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