@article{fdi:010082582,
  title = {{C}oral larval settlement preferences linked to crustose coralline algae with distinct chemical and microbial signatures},
  author = {{J}orissen, {H}. and {G}aland, {P}. {E}. and {B}onnard, {I}. and {M}eiling, {S}. and {R}aviglione, {D}. and {M}eistertzheim, {A}. {L}. and {H}edouin, {L}. and {B}anaigs, {B}. and {P}ayri, {C}laude and {N}ugues, {M}. {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he resilience of coral reefs is dependent on the ability of corals to settle after disturbances. {W}hile crustose coralline algae ({CCA}) are considered important substrates for coral settlement, it remains unclear whether coral larvae respond to {CCA} metabolites and microbial cues when selecting sites for attachment and metamorphosis. {T}his study tested the settlement preferences of an abundant coral species ({A}cropora cytherea) against six different {CCA} species from three habitats (exposed, subcryptic and cryptic), and compared these preferences with the metabolome and microbiome characterizing the {CCA}. {W}hile all {CCA} species induced settlement, only one species ({T}itanoderma prototypum) significantly promoted settlement on the {CCA} surface, rather than on nearby dead coral or plastic surfaces. {T}his species had a very distinct bacterial community and metabolomic fingerprint. {F}urthermore, coral settlement rates and the {CCA} microbiome and metabolome were specific to the {CCA} preferred habitat, suggesting that microbes and/or chemicals serve as environmental indicators for coral larvae. {S}everal amplicon sequence variants and two lipid classes-glycoglycerolipids and betaine lipids-present in {T}. prototypum were identified as potential omic cues influencing coral settlement. {T}hese results support that the distinct microbiome and metabolome of {T}. prototypum may promote the settlement and attachment of coral larvae.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {14610 [11 p.]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41598-021-94096-6},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082582},
}