Growth and development of the barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite: time and spatially resolved structure and chemistry of the base plate

The radial growth and advancement of the adhesive interface to the substratum of many species of acorn barnacles occurs underwater and beneath an opaque, calcified shell. Here, the time-dependent growth processes involving various autofluorescent materials within the interface of live barnacles are...

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Published in:Biofouling (Chur, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2014-01, Vol.30 (7), p.799-812
Main Authors: Burden, Daniel K., Spillmann, Christopher M., Everett, Richard K., Barlow, Daniel E., Orihuela, Beatriz, Deschamps, Jeffrey R., Fears, Kenan P., Rittschof, Daniel, Wahl, Kathryn J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adhesion
Animals
barnacle
Epidermal Cells
Epidermis - growth & development
FTIR
in situ
interface
microscopy
Thoracica - cytology
Thoracica - growth & development
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Summary:The radial growth and advancement of the adhesive interface to the substratum of many species of acorn barnacles occurs underwater and beneath an opaque, calcified shell. Here, the time-dependent growth processes involving various autofluorescent materials within the interface of live barnacles are imaged for the first time using 3D time-lapse confocal microscopy. Key features of the interface development in the striped barnacle, Amphibalanus (= Balanus) amphitrite were resolved in situ and include advancement of the barnacle/substratum interface, epicuticle membrane development, protein secretion, and calcification. Microscopic and spectroscopic techniques provide ex situ material identification of regions imaged by confocal microscopy. In situ and ex situ analysis of the interface support the hypothesis that barnacle interface development is a complex process coupling sequential, timed secretory events and morphological changes. This results in a multi-layered interface that concomitantly fulfills the roles of strongly adhering to a substratum while permitting continuous molting and radial growth at the periphery.
ISSN:0892-7014
1029-2454
DOI:10.1080/08927014.2014.930736