Grazing results in mobilization of spherulous cells and re-allocation of secondary metabolites to the surface in the sponge Aplysina aerophoba

Author:

Wu Yu-Chen,García-Altares MaríaORCID,Pintó Berta,Ribes MartaORCID,Hentschel UteORCID,Pita LucíaORCID

Abstract

On the sea floor, prey and predator commonly engage in a chemical warfare. Here, sponges thrive due to their specific and diverse chemical arsenal. Yet, some animals use these chemically-defended organisms as food and home. Most research on sponge chemical ecology has characterized crude extracts and investigated defences against generalist predators like fish. Consequently, we know little about intraindividual chemical dynamics and responses to specialist grazers. Here, we studied the response of the sponge Aplysina aerophoba to grazing by the opistobranch Tylodina perversa, in comparison to mechanical damage, at the cellular (via microscopy) and chemical level (via matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization imaging mass spectrometry). We characterized the distribution of two major brominated compounds in A. aerophoba, aerophobin-2 and aeroplysinin-1, and identified a generalized wounding response that was similar in both wounding treatments: (i) brominated compound-carrying cells (spherulous cells) accumulated at the wound and (ii) secondary metabolites reallocated to the sponge surface. Upon mechanical damage, the wound turned dark due to oxidized compounds, causing T. perversa deterrence. During grazing, T. perversa’s way of feeding prevented oxidation. Thus, the sponge has not evolved a specific response to this specialist predator, but rather relies on rapid regeneration and flexible allocation of constitutive defences.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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