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Reproductive phenology and sexual propagation of the pink sea fan Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas, 1766): implications for coral restoration

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datacite.subject.sdg14:Proteger a Vida Marinha
datacite.subject.sdg13:Ação Climática
datacite.subject.sdg15:Proteger a Vida Terrestre
dc.contributor.authorEgger, Christina
dc.contributor.authorMelo, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorMarquardt, Bailey
dc.contributor.authorEngelen, Aschwin
dc.contributor.authorMelzer, Roland R.
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Elsa
dc.contributor.authorFernandes, Margarida
dc.contributor.authorBaylina, Núria
dc.contributor.authorSerrao, Ester A.
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Márcio A. G.
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-14T09:09:46Z
dc.date.available2026-05-14T09:09:46Z
dc.date.issued2025-07-21
dc.description.abstractThe widespread decline of coral-dominated ecosystems has highlighted the urgent need for active habitat restoration. Coral restoration using sexually produced individuals instead of clonal fragments is essential to reduce impacts on donor populations and promote genetic diversity, which is vital for adaptability to environmental changes. However, for most coral species critical knowledge of reproduction and larval ecology for ex situ sexual propagation is lacking. To address this gap, this study presents the first report of spawning of the octocoral Eunicella verrucosa in the North-East Atlantic and describes larval development and settlement. The annual reproductive timing in SouthWest Portugal was determined from samples collected as fisheries bycatch from the same habitat and monitored for comparison across distinct durations and conditions. The species exhibited split spawning (three major events approximately every two weeks) over about one month (mid-September–mid-October). Spawning patterns can suggest lunar periodicity but shifted between colonies kept in distinct conditions. Oocytes were positively buoyant and developed into swimming larvae after three days. Settlement trials using substrates such as natural rock, crustose coralline algae (CCA), and gorgonian skeleton, showed larvae started testing the substrates about two weeks after spawning, with settlement activity continuing over up to three months. Fully developed recruits were observed after one month, with sclerite production starting before tentacle development. The observation of new larval settlement up to three months indicates a prolonged competency period. This study provides crucial data for coral restoration efforts using ex-situ sexual propagation of a vulnerable species.eng
dc.description.sponsorship101003777; SFRH/BD/151455/2021
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00338-025-02705-x
dc.identifier.issn0722-4028
dc.identifier.issn1432-0975
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/28953
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
dc.relationAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
dc.relationCentre for Marine and Environmental Research
dc.relation.ispartofCoral Reefs
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectBroadcast spawning
dc.subjectPelagic larval duration (PLD)
dc.subjectEmbryogenesis
dc.subjectSettlement competency
dc.subjectOctocorallia
dc.titleReproductive phenology and sexual propagation of the pink sea fan Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas, 1766): implications for coral restorationeng
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardNumberUIDB/04326/2020
oaire.awardNumberLA/P/0101/2020
oaire.awardTitleAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
oaire.awardTitleCentre for Marine and Environmental Research
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04326%2F2020/PT
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/LA%2FP%2F0101%2F2020/PT
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.titleCoral Reefs
oaire.citation.volume45
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