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Main Authors: Hubot, Nathan, Giering, Sarah L C, Orel, Neža, Klun, Katja, Herndl, Gerhard J, Hohaus, Felix, Lucas, Cathy H, Tinta, Tinkara
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: PeerJ 2026
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Online Access:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41700136/
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author Hubot, Nathan
Giering, Sarah L C
Orel, Neža
Klun, Katja
Herndl, Gerhard J
Hohaus, Felix
Lucas, Cathy H
Tinta, Tinkara
author_facet Hubot, Nathan
Giering, Sarah L C
Orel, Neža
Klun, Katja
Herndl, Gerhard J
Hohaus, Felix
Lucas, Cathy H
Tinta, Tinkara
Hubot, Nathan
Giering, Sarah L C
Orel, Neža
Klun, Katja
Herndl, Gerhard J
Hohaus, Felix
Lucas, Cathy H
Tinta, Tinkara
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Jellyfish mucus-derived organic matter as a source of labile nutrients for the ambient microbial community. Hubot, Nathan Giering, Sarah L C Orel, Neža Klun, Katja Herndl, Gerhard J Hohaus, Felix Lucas, Cathy H Tinta, Tinkara Animals Scyphozoa Seawater Mucus Nitrogen Nutrients Microbiota Amino Acids Dissolved Organic Matter Carbon Jellyfish are increasingly recognized as a significant contributor to marine organic matter (OM) on a global scale, with implications for ecosystem dynamics. While the role of jellyfish detritus in microbial nutrient cycling has been explored, the contribution of OM released by live jellyfish-primarily as mucus (hereinafter referred to as mucus-associated OM, or MAOM)-remains understudied. This study investigates the release of organic and inorganic nutrients through MAOM from live jellyfish and their effects on ambient microbial communities in the northern Adriatic Sea using a series of leaching and short-term microcosm experiments. Our results show that per gram of MAOM dry weight from the jellyfish spp, approximatively 2 µmol of phosphate, 4 µmol of dissolved inorganic nitrogen, 18 µmol dissolved organic nitrogen, 134 µmol of dissolved organic carbon and 15 µmol of dissolved free amino acids can be released in the ambient seawater in 24 h. Almost half of the OM is released as dissolved OM (DOM), of which a substantial part is low molecular weight (
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spellingShingle Jellyfish mucus-derived organic matter as a source of labile nutrients for the ambient microbial community.
Hubot, Nathan
Giering, Sarah L C
Orel, Neža
Klun, Katja
Herndl, Gerhard J
Hohaus, Felix
Lucas, Cathy H
Tinta, Tinkara
Animals
Scyphozoa
Seawater
Mucus
Nitrogen
Nutrients
Microbiota
Amino Acids
Dissolved Organic Matter
Carbon
Jellyfish mucus-derived organic matter as a source of labile nutrients for the ambient microbial community. Hubot, Nathan Giering, Sarah L C Orel, Neža Klun, Katja Herndl, Gerhard J Hohaus, Felix Lucas, Cathy H Tinta, Tinkara Animals Scyphozoa Seawater Mucus Nitrogen Nutrients Microbiota Amino Acids Dissolved Organic Matter Carbon Jellyfish are increasingly recognized as a significant contributor to marine organic matter (OM) on a global scale, with implications for ecosystem dynamics. While the role of jellyfish detritus in microbial nutrient cycling has been explored, the contribution of OM released by live jellyfish-primarily as mucus (hereinafter referred to as mucus-associated OM, or MAOM)-remains understudied. This study investigates the release of organic and inorganic nutrients through MAOM from live jellyfish and their effects on ambient microbial communities in the northern Adriatic Sea using a series of leaching and short-term microcosm experiments. Our results show that per gram of MAOM dry weight from the jellyfish spp, approximatively 2 µmol of phosphate, 4 µmol of dissolved inorganic nitrogen, 18 µmol dissolved organic nitrogen, 134 µmol of dissolved organic carbon and 15 µmol of dissolved free amino acids can be released in the ambient seawater in 24 h. Almost half of the OM is released as dissolved OM (DOM), of which a substantial part is low molecular weight (
title Jellyfish mucus-derived organic matter as a source of labile nutrients for the ambient microbial community.
topic Animals
Scyphozoa
Seawater
Mucus
Nitrogen
Nutrients
Microbiota
Amino Acids
Dissolved Organic Matter
Carbon
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41700136/