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Variation in oxygen consumption among ‘living fossils’ (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2012

Nicholas Carey ,
Alexander Galkin ,
Patrik Henriksson ,
Jeffrey G. Richards  and
Julia D. Sigwart
Nicholas Carey*
Affiliation:
Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland Queen's University Belfast Marine Laboratory, 12–13 The Strand, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1PF, Northern Ireland
Alexander Galkin
Affiliation:
Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland
Patrik Henriksson
Affiliation:
The University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada CML, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, PO Box 9518, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
Jeffrey G. Richards
Affiliation:
The University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada
Julia D. Sigwart
Affiliation:
Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences, Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland Queen's University Belfast Marine Laboratory, 12–13 The Strand, Portaferry, County Down, BT22 1PF, Northern Ireland
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: N. Carey, Queen's University Belfast, Marine Laboratory, 12–13 The Strand, Portaferry, BT22 1PF, Northern Ireland email: ncarey02@qub.ac.uk
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Abstract

Polyplacophoran molluscs (chitons) are phylogenetically ancient and morphologically constrained, yet multiple living species are often found co-occurring within widely overlapping ecological niches. This study used two sets of experiments to compare interspecific variation among co-occurring species in the North Atlantic (Ireland) and separately in the North Pacific (British Columbia, Canada) chiton faunas. A complementary review of historical literature on polyplacophoran physiology provides an overview of the high level of metabolic variability in this group of ‘living fossils’. Species examined in de novo experiments showed significant variation in oxygen consumption both under air-saturated water conditions (normoxia), and in response to decreasing oxygen availability (hypoxia). Some species demonstrate an ability to maintain constant oxygen uptake rates despite hypoxia (oxyregulators), while others oxyconform, with uptake rate dependent on ambient oxygen tension. These organisms are often amalgamated in studies of benthic communities, yet show obvious physiological difference that may impact their response or tolerance to environmental change.

Keywords

chitonbasal metabolic ratephysiologyoxyregulation
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 93 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 197 - 207
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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