Applications of Environmental DNA (eDNA) in Monitoring the Endangered Status and Evaluating the Stock Enhancement Effect of Tropical Sea Cucumber Holothuria Scabra

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The tropical sea cucumber Holothuria scabra is naturally found in the Indo-West Pacific. However, due to their commercial value, natural H. scabra populations have declined significantly in recent years, resulting in its status as an endangered species. Surveys of H. scabra resource pose a challenge due to its specific characteristics, such as sand-burrowing behavior. To overcome this problem, our study established a convenient and feasible method for assessing H. scabra resources using environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring technology. First, H. scabra-specific TaqMan primers and probe were designed based on its cox1 gene, followed by the development of an eDNA monitoring method for H. scabra in two separate sea areas (Xuwen and Daya Bay). The method was subsequently employed to investigate the distribution of H. scabra and assess the effects of aquaculture stock enhancement through juvenile releasing in the Weizhou Island sea area. The H. scabra eDNA monitoring approach was found to be more appropriate and credible than traditional methods, and a positive impact of stocking on H. scabra populations was observed. In summary, this is the first report to quantify eDNA concentration in a Holothuroidea species, and it provides a convenient and accurate method for surveying H. scabra resources. This study introduces novel concepts for eDNA-based detection of endangered marine benthic animals and monitoring their population distribution and abundance.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) - 25(2023), 5 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 778-789

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

E, Zixuan [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Peng [VerfasserIn]
Ren, Chunhua [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Chuhang [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Wenjie [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Fajun [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Suzhong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Chaoqun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

DNA, Environmental
Endangered species
Environmental DNA
Journal Article
Resource assessment
Sea cucumber
TaqMan

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Date Completed 23.11.2023

Date Revised 01.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10126-023-10239-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361559925