TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization and Comparison of Convergence Among Cephalotus follicularis Pitcher Plant-Associated Communities with Those of Nepenthes and Sarracenia Found Worldwide
AU - Bittleston, Leonora S.
AU - Benson, Elizabeth L.
AU - Bernardin, Jessica R.
AU - Pierce, Naomi E.
N1 - Bittleston, Leonora S.; Benson, Elizabeth L.; Bernardin, Jessica R.; and Pierce, Naomi E.. (2022). "Characterization and Comparison of Convergence Among Cephalotus follicularis Pitcher Plant-Associated Communities with Those of Nepenthes and Sarracenia Found Worldwide". Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, 887635. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.887635
PY - 2022/6/6
Y1 - 2022/6/6
N2 - The Albany pitcher plant, Cephalotus follicularis , has evolved cup-shaped leaves and a carnivorous habit completely independently from other lineages of pitcher plants. It is the only species in the family Cephalotaceae and is restricted to a small region of Western Australia. Here, we used metabarcoding to characterize the bacterial and eukaryotic communities living in C. follicularis pitchers at two different sites. Bacterial and eukaryotic communities were correlated in both richness and composition; however, the factors associated with richness were not the same across bacteria and eukaryotes, with bacterial richness differing with fluid color, and eukaryotic richness differing with the concentration of DNA extracted from the fluid, a measure roughly related to biomass. For turnover in composition, the variation in both bacterial and eukaryotic communities primarily differed with fluid acidity, fluid color, and sampling site. We compared C. follicularis -associated community diversity with that of Australian Nepenthes mirabilis , as well as a global comparison of Southeast Asian Nepenthes and North American Sarracenia . Our results showed similarity in richness with communities from other pitcher plants, and specific bacterial taxa shared among all three independent lineages of pitcher plants. Overall, we saw convergence in richness and particular clades colonizing pitcher plants around the world, suggesting that these highly specialized habitats select for certain numbers and types of inhabitants.
AB - The Albany pitcher plant, Cephalotus follicularis , has evolved cup-shaped leaves and a carnivorous habit completely independently from other lineages of pitcher plants. It is the only species in the family Cephalotaceae and is restricted to a small region of Western Australia. Here, we used metabarcoding to characterize the bacterial and eukaryotic communities living in C. follicularis pitchers at two different sites. Bacterial and eukaryotic communities were correlated in both richness and composition; however, the factors associated with richness were not the same across bacteria and eukaryotes, with bacterial richness differing with fluid color, and eukaryotic richness differing with the concentration of DNA extracted from the fluid, a measure roughly related to biomass. For turnover in composition, the variation in both bacterial and eukaryotic communities primarily differed with fluid acidity, fluid color, and sampling site. We compared C. follicularis -associated community diversity with that of Australian Nepenthes mirabilis , as well as a global comparison of Southeast Asian Nepenthes and North American Sarracenia . Our results showed similarity in richness with communities from other pitcher plants, and specific bacterial taxa shared among all three independent lineages of pitcher plants. Overall, we saw convergence in richness and particular clades colonizing pitcher plants around the world, suggesting that these highly specialized habitats select for certain numbers and types of inhabitants.
KW - bacteria
KW - carnivorous plant
KW - convergent evolution
KW - eukaryote
KW - microbe
KW - microbiome
UR - https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/bio_facpubs/755
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85133310602&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpls.2022.887635
DO - 10.3389/fpls.2022.887635
M3 - Article
VL - 13
JO - History Faculty Publications and Presentations
JF - History Faculty Publications and Presentations
M1 - 887635
ER -