Spatio-temporal distribution of environmental DNA derived from Japanese sea nettle jellyfish Chrysaora pacifica in Omura Bay, Kyushu, Japan

We surveyed the spatial and temporal distribution of Japanese sea nettle jellyfish Chrysaora pacifica in Omura Bay, Japan, using an environmental DNA (eDNA) method. In 2018, the C. pacifica eDNA concentration increased from March–May at all depths. The seasonal pattern of C. pacifica eDNA was consis...

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Published in:Plankton & benthos research 2019/11/27, Vol.14(4), pp.320-323
Main Authors: Takasu, Hiroyuki, Inomata, Haruka, Uchino, Koji, Tahara, Saki, Mori, Koichiro, Hirano, Yuna, Harada, Kana, Yamaguchi, Masahiro, Nozoe, Yuichi, Akiyama, Hisashi
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Language:English
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Chrysaora pacifica
environmental DNA
Jellyfish
Omura Bay
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Summary:We surveyed the spatial and temporal distribution of Japanese sea nettle jellyfish Chrysaora pacifica in Omura Bay, Japan, using an environmental DNA (eDNA) method. In 2018, the C. pacifica eDNA concentration increased from March–May at all depths. The seasonal pattern of C. pacifica eDNA was consistent with previous reports based on visual observations along the Japanese coast. Thus, the eDNA method might have advantages to follow the seasonal pattern of C. pacifica while being less time-consuming and less laborious compared with traditional methods. The eDNA concentrations tended to reach a maximum near and/or below the pycnocline throughout this study. Therefore, the vertical distribution of C. pacifica medusae may have been restricted by strong pycnocline formation in July and August 2018. However, even with a weak pycnocline, which C. pacifica should be able to swim across, the apparent distribution of C. pacifica eDNA seems to be restricted by the pycnocline. Therefore, the eDNA method cannot, currently, accurately assess the absolute vertical distribution pattern of C. pacifica, especially when a pycnocline is formed.
ISSN:1880-8247
1882-627X
DOI:10.3800/pbr.14.320