Olindias deigo

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Taxonavigation

Ordo: Limnomedusae
Familia: Olindiidae
Genus: Olindias

Name

Olindias deigo Toshino & Tanimoto & Minemizu, 2019 sp. nov. – Wikispecies link – ZooBank link – Pensoft Profile

New Japanese name

Deigo-hanagasa-kurage.

Material examined

Holotype: NSMT-Co1690. Ada, Kunigami, Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Archipelago, southern Japan; 26°43'29.0"N, 128°19'7.0"E; March 11, 2018; collector: Shuhei Odoriba. Paratypes: NSMT-Co1691. Same locality as holotype, March 16, 2018, collector: Shuhei Odoriba. NSMT-Co1692. Motobu, Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Archipelago, southern Japan; 26°40'18.0"N, 127°52'49.0"E; April 19, 2015; collector: Shinichi Arakawa.

Description

Mature medusae with transparent, dome-like exumbrella (Figs 3A, 4A). Umbrella height about 40 mm and umbrella diameter about 80 mm (Table 2). Exumbrella smooth, lacking nematocyst warts (Fig. 3B). Four radial canals elongate from four corners of stomach (Figs 3B, C, 4B). Folded gonads attached along entire length of four radial canals (Fig. 5A). Immature gonads light red to orange (Figs 3D, 4C) while mature gonads are milky-white in color. Manubrium long, length about 50% of umbrella height, with quadrate base, light red to orange in color, folded (Fig. 5B, C). Mouth quadrate to rhomboid (Fig. 5C). Oral rips complexly folded (Fig. 5C). White fibrous structures scattered in mesoglea of exumbrella (Fig. 5D). Different length of black bands elongated from umbrella margin to the apex of exumbrella (Fig. 5F). Centripetal canals about 80 to 100, long and short alternately aligned (Fig. 5D). Long canals reached apex of the umbrella while short ones were half or quarter length that of long canals terminating in tentacles. Some canals connected or branched (Fig. 5D). Tentacles and marginal clubs aligned on the umbrella margin (Figs 3D, 5E). Primary tentacles about 80 to 140, thin, short with distal adhesive pads and cnidocysts in transverse clasps. Color of exumbrella tentacles and primary tentacles pale black with purple and glowing green tips and with black base (Fig. 3D). Number of secondary tentacles about 50, thick, no adhesive pads, cnidocysts in rings, deep-brown in color (Fig. 3D). Contracted secondary tentacle short, coil-like while elongate ones reaching 2 m in length. Exumbrella tentacles about 30 to 60, developing on tip of black bands (Fig. 5F). Shape and color similar to those of primary tentacles (Fig. 3D). Number of marginal clubs about 170 to 240, rounded, short, whitish in color (Fig. 3D). Statocysts were not found in fixed mature medusae.

Table 2. Size (mm) of Olindias deigo sp. nov. *: the holotype. Nos. Co1691-1692 are paratypes. **: damaged. CC = centripetal canal; ET = exumbrella tentacle; PT = primary tentacle; MC = Marginal club; ST = secondary tentacle; UD = umbrella width; UH = umbrella height.

Specimen No.	UH (mm)	UD (mm)	No. of ET	No. of CC	No. of PT	No. of ST	No. of MC	Sampling site	Date	Lat./ long.
NSMT-Co1690*	39.5	67.1	33	83	112	51	238	Ada, Kunigami, Okinawa	11/03/2018	26°43'29.0"N, 128°19'7.0"E
NSMT-Co1691	44.7	83.7	66	104	141	(29)**	242	Ada, Kunigami, Okinawa	16/03/2018	26°43'29.0"N, 128°19'7.0"E
NSMT-Co1692	29.9	61.8	30	86	78	49	168	Motobu, Okinawa	19/04/2015	26°40'18.0"N, 127°52'49.0"E

Life cycle

Fertilization and polyp formation. Spawning occurred in dark conditions. Thousands of fertilized eggs were collected from the bottom of the tank in the early morning (from 8 to 9 am); diameter of blastocysts ~100 µm (Fig. 6A). Blastocysts developed into planulae within two days. Planulae had a pear-shaped body, 70 µm in diameter and 130 µm in length (Fig. 6B); they developed into polyps within 20 days.
The polyps form small colonies by elongation of the stolon, developing into a network (Fig. 6C–F). The hydrorhizae were cylindrical with small egg-shaped or cylindrical hydranths developing on the stolon. The hydranths had an ovoid body, 0.7 mm in length (Fig. 6E). The body was divided in two parts, gastric region (0.3 mm in diameter and 0.5 mm in length) and hypostome (0.2 mm in diameter and 0.2 mm in length). Tentacle single, filiform, 1.7 mm in length (Fig. 6E, F). The hydroid, usually brownish or yellowish, became orange or pink owing to the consumption of Artemia nauplii. Tentacle and hypostome transparent. Budding and development of young medusa. Budding of young medusae was observed after 8 months of polyp formation. Medusa bud formation occurred on stolon (Fig. 7A) at temperatures below 20 °C. The shape of the buds was ovoid and 0.3 mm in diameter (Fig. 7A). Two days after onset of budding, four radial canals and a circular canal appeared, but were obscure (Fig. 7B). Eight days after onset of budding, rudiments of tentacles developed from the bud (Fig. 7C). Fourteen days after onset of budding, the buds enlarged (0.8 mm in diameter) and green fluorescence was observed on the tentacles (Fig. 7D). Fifteen days after onset of budding, the medusa buds detached.
Newly detached medusae had a spherical umbrella translucent in color (Fig. 8A–C). Umbrella height about 1.6 mm and diameter about 1.5 mm. Exumbrella with tiny nematocysts along entire exumbrella (Fig. 8D). Four simple radial canals from four corners of the stomach (Fig. 8B, D). Statocysts four, enclosed in mesoglea, adjacent to primary tentacles (Fig. 8E). Manubrium long, about 50% that of umbrella height (Fig. 8F). Marginal tentacles of two types (Fig. 8C, G, H). Primary tentacles four, short (about 1 to 2 times that of umbrella diameter) bearing nematocyst clusters on the tips (Fig. 8G). Secondary tentacles two, long (about 5 times that of umbrella diameter) bearing 10 to 20 nematocyst batteries (Fig. 8H). The medusae attached using the tip of the primary tentacles, but adhesive pad was not observed (Fig. 8G). Green fluorescence was observed at the base of tentacles and four corners of the stomach (Fig. 8D–F).
Ninety-day-old medusae were about 10 mm in diameter (Fig. 9A). Umbrella bowl-shaped. Primary and secondary tentacles about 40 and 20, respectively. About 20 centripetal canals were observed. Medusae aged 120-day-old were about 15 mm in diameter (Fig. 9B). White fibrous structures appeared around radial canals. Manubrium elongated and mouth rips developed. Number of primary and secondary tentacles and radial canals not increased much. Medusae aged 150-day-old were about 20 mm in diameter (Fig. 9C). Primary and secondary tentacles about 60 and 20, respectively. About 20 centripetal canals observed. Exumbrella tentacles developed near umbrella margin, but were not observed on the apex of exumbrella. Medusae aged 200-day-old were about 40 mm in diameter (Fig. 9D). Primary and secondary tentacles about 80 and 40, respectively. About 60 centripetal canals were observed. Gonad developed. Exumbrella tentacles developed near the margin of umbrella and the middle part of exumbrella. Medusae aged 240-day-old were about 60 mm in diameter (Fig. 9E). Primary and secondary tentacles about 120 and 40, respectively. About 60 centripetal canals observed. Gonad developed and matured. Spawning observed (Fig. 9E). Cnidome. Two different nematocyst types were identified and measured in the adult medusae, young medusae, and mature polyps (Table 3). Adult medusae had two nematocyst types. Two sizes of macrobasic b-mastigophores (Fig. 10A, B) and microbasic euryteles (Fig. 10C, D) were found on primary, secondary, and exumbrella tentacles. Young medusae had two nematocyst types. Macrobasic b-mastigophores (Fig. 10E, F) were found only on tentacles while two sizes of microbasic euryteles (Fig. 10G–J) were found on primary, secondary, and exumbrella tentacles. The mature polyps had one nematocyst type, microbasic euryteles (Fig. 10K, L).

Table 3. Cnidomes of Olindias deigo sp. nov. D, L represent capsule diameter and length, respectively, in μm.

Stage	Part	Type		Min	Max	Mean	SD	N
Adult medusae	Primary tentacle	Macrobasic p-mastigophore (Large)	D	5.69	8.75	7.37	0.63	50
			L	34.19	42.44	38.95	1.99	50
		Macrobasic p-mastigophore (Small)	D	3.24	5.15	4.02	0.45	50
			L	13.01	18.58	16.48	1.18	50
		Microbasic eurytele	D	8.01	10.91	9.84	0.77	50
			L	20.56	28.48	24.61	1.94	50
Young medusae	Exumbrella	Microbasic eurytele (Large)	D	5.66	8.32	7.10	0.72	14
			L	13.70	20.02	17.62	1.78	14
		Microbasic eurytele (Small)	D	2.09	4.68	3.40	0.49	28
			L	6.39	10.47	8.64	1.07	28
	Tentacle	Macrobasic p-mastigophore	D	6.04	7.85	6.77	0.46	50
			L	26.29	34.62	30.42	2.25	50
		Microbasic eurytele (Large)	D	6.33	9.49	7.70	0.68	44
			L	15.70	23.62	20.04	2.35	44
		Microbasic eurytele (Small)	D	2.62	4.33	3.53	0.43	50
			L	6.82	11.97	9.37	1.03	50
Hydroids	Body	Microbasic eurytele	D	4.01	8.31	5.59	0.72	100
			L	9.29	16.95	12.62	1.50	100
	Tentacle	Microbasic eurytele	D	3.79	7.35	5.93	0.72	94
			L	10.75	16.61	13.05	1.20	94

Molecular phylogenetics

In the resulting maximum likelihood tree (Fig. 11), four major monophyletic clades were formed in the genus Olindias: 1) O. formosus; 2) Olindias muelleri Haeckel, 1879; 3) O. sambaquiensis; 4) Olindias tenuis (Fewkes, 1882); and 5) a fifth group (O. deigo). The monophyly of O. deigo was evident in the 16S phylogenetic tree with high bootstrap values (99%), strongly supporting the validity of the new species. The Kimura 2-parameter distance between O. deigo and O. formosus was 0.03, below the distance 0.06–0.11 between olindiids (Table 4). Interspecific distance 0.000–0.002 between O. formosus from Iwate Prefecture, eastern Japan and O. formosus from Oita and Miyazaki prefectures, western Japan. Therefore, K2P divergence factor between 0.03–0.11 could be a threshold for discriminating olindiid species.

Table 4. Pairwise genetic distances (K2P) based on 410 positions of 16S sequences among Limnomedusae. The analysis involved 27 sequences.

No.		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
1	Aglauropsis aeora EU293973
2	Astrohydra japonica EU293975	0.226
3	Craspedacusta sinensis AY512507	0.230	0.220
4	Craspedacusta sowerbyi EU293971	0.258	0.197	0.089
5	Craspedacusta ziguiensis EU293974	0.220	0.194	0.051	0.073
6	Gonionemus sp. KF962480	0.178	0.236	0.229	0.247	0.210
7	Gonionemus vertens EU293976	0.187	0.246	0.239	0.253	0.216	0.030
8	Gonionemus vertens KX656923	0.178	0.233	0.226	0.243	0.206	0.002	0.027
9	Maeotias marginata AY512508	0.145	0.203	0.175	0.183	0.151	0.154	0.160	0.154
10	Scolionema suvaense AB720909	0.201	0.243	0.213	0.233	0.191	0.133	0.130	0.130	0.169
11	Olindias deigo LC508961	0.198	0.263	0.237	0.240	0.213	0.207	0.200	0.203	0.188	0.178
12	Olindias deigo LC508962	0.201	0.263	0.237	0.237	0.207	0.207	0.200	0.203	0.188	0.178	0.005
13	Olindias deigo LC508963	0.204	0.263	0.233	0.233	0.204	0.203	0.197	0.200	0.184	0.175	0.007	0.002
14	Olindias deigo LC508964	0.204	0.267	0.240	0.240	0.210	0.210	0.197	0.207	0.191	0.181	0.007	0.002	0.005
15	Olindias formosus LC508965	0.188	0.253	0.230	0.237	0.204	0.200	0.187	0.197	0.169	0.181	0.027	0.027	0.025	0.030
16	Olindias formosus LC508966	0.188	0.253	0.230	0.237	0.204	0.200	0.187	0.197	0.169	0.181	0.027	0.027	0.025	0.030	0.000
17	Olindias formosus LC508967	0.188	0.253	0.230	0.237	0.204	0.200	0.187	0.197	0.169	0.181	0.027	0.027	0.025	0.030	0.000	0.000
18	Olindias formosus LC508968	0.189	0.254	0.230	0.237	0.204	0.201	0.188	0.197	0.169	0.182	0.028	0.028	0.025	0.030	0.000	0.000	0.000
19	Olindias formosus LC508969	0.189	0.254	0.230	0.237	0.204	0.201	0.188	0.197	0.169	0.182	0.028	0.028	0.025	0.030	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
20	Olindias formosus LC508970	0.188	0.253	0.233	0.240	0.207	0.200	0.187	0.197	0.169	0.181	0.030	0.030	0.027	0.033	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002
21	Olindias formosus KF184031	0.188	0.253	0.230	0.237	0.204	0.200	0.187	0.197	0.169	0.181	0.027	0.027	0.025	0.030	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.002
22	Olindias mulleri AY512509	0.217	0.274	0.244	0.254	0.213	0.210	0.197	0.206	0.175	0.191	0.072	0.072	0.069	0.074	0.061	0.061	0.061	0.061	0.061	0.064	0.061
23	Olindias mulleri EU293978	0.217	0.274	0.244	0.254	0.213	0.210	0.197	0.206	0.175	0.191	0.072	0.072	0.069	0.074	0.061	0.061	0.061	0.061	0.061	0.064	0.061	0.000
24	Olindias sambaquiensis EU293977	0.214	0.260	0.253	0.257	0.226	0.220	0.216	0.220	0.197	0.204	0.094	0.096	0.094	0.099	0.088	0.088	0.088	0.088	0.088	0.088	0.088	0.066	0.066
25	Olindias sambaquiensis KT266630	0.218	0.263	0.257	0.260	0.229	0.216	0.213	0.216	0.194	0.200	0.096	0.099	0.096	0.102	0.091	0.091	0.091	0.091	0.091	0.091	0.091	0.064	0.064	0.002
26	Olindias tenuis MG979369	0.217	0.253	0.233	0.230	0.213	0.207	0.207	0.207	0.157	0.200	0.096	0.096	0.093	0.099	0.088	0.088	0.088	0.088	0.088	0.091	0.088	0.077	0.077	0.108	0.105
27	Monobrachium parasiticum EU293970	0.234	0.344	0.314	0.351	0.299	0.265	0.258	0.261	0.218	0.276	0.241	0.241	0.241	0.245	0.224	0.224	0.224	0.225	0.225	0.224	0.224	0.231	0.231	0.259	0.262	0.262

Habitat and ecology

Medusae of O. deigo appeared in shallow waters (from 3 to 10 m) during winter and spring in a range of subtropical temperature localities in the Ryukyu Archipelago, southern Japan. The medusae rested on the sandy bottom or in areas with a good slope and movement of water during the daytime while they drifted and swam by extending their tentacles during the night. Thus, the species seems to be nocturnal in behavior. Stinging events attributable to O. deigo have not been reported thus far.

Etymology

The species name comes from the beautiful appearance of the jellyfish. The Japanese name deigo (noun in apposition) means Erythrina variegata which is popular as the “prefectural flower” of Okinawa.

Differential diagnosis

A comparison of key features of the species in the genus Olindias is presented in Table 5. All species of Olindias have four radial canals and numerous centripetal canals; numerous tentacles of two kinds: primary ones issuing above the umbrella margin, with distal adhesive pads and cnidocysts in transverse clasps and secondary ones on the umbrella margin, no adhesive pads, cnidocyst in rings; gonads with papilliform processes, on radial canals; numerous marginal clubs, statocyst usually in pairs at base of primary tentacles (Bouillon et al. 2006). Olindias deigo can be distinguished from other Olindiidae species by the number and color of tentacles in adult medusae. Many more primary tentacles than secondary tentacles in O. deigo, O. formosus, and O. singularis, while fewer primary tentacles than secondary tentacles in O. malayensis, O. muelleri, O. sambaquiensis, and O. tenuis (Table 5). Several exumbrella tentacles present in O. deigo and O. formosus while lacking in others. Exumbrella tentacles of O. deigo many more than those of O. formosus (84 vs 30–60, respectively). The primary tentacles were colorful (black, purple, and glow green) in O. deigo and O. formosus, while they were red and yellow in O. malayensis, O. muelleri, O. sambaquiensis, and O. tenuis (no data for O. singularis and Olindias sp.) (Table 5).

Table 5. Morphology of adult medusae in previous and the present study. Bars represent a lack of data.

	O. deigo sp. nov.	O. formosus		O. malayensis	O. mulleri		O. sambaquiensis	O. singularis	O. tenuis	Olindias sp. (young medusa)
UD (mm)	62–84	83.2	75	25–35	40–60	22–44	50–100	13–36	35	7
UH (mm)	30–45	42.6	about 1/2 of UD	over 1/2 of UD	–	–	–	half of UD	–	5.5
No. of ET	30–60	84	present	absent	absent	absent	absent	absent	absent	absent
No. of PT	78–141	168	264	20–30	50–60	48–60	80–100	28–86	32–54	12
No. of ST	49–51	57	325	30–40	100–120	96–120	200–300	16–50	38–70	–
No. of MC	168–242	283	–	120	100–170	–	100–200	32 to more than 100	64–69	–
No. of CC (per quadrant)	20–26	19–23	18–23	7–9	11–19	7–11	21–27	4–12	7–10	1
No. of gonads	4	4–6	4–6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Gonads	Folded/ along nearly whole length of radial canals	Folded/ along nearly whole length of radial canals	–	Papilliform/ along nearly whole length of radial canals	Linear, swollen, with surfaces covered with branched processes/ over nearly entire length of radial canals	Papilliform/along the radial canals	Folded/ along nearly whole length of radial canals	Papilliform/ outer half of radial canals	Papilliform/ outer half of radial canals	Folded/ upper half of the radial canals
Statocysts	Not examined	Not examined	Twice as many as primary tentacles	Twice as many as primary tentacles	Twice as many as primary tentacles	–	Twice as many as primary tentacles	Single otolith at base of each primary tentacle	Single otolith at base of each tentacle	Two at the base of two centripetal canals
Color	Manubrium light red to orange. Gonads milky-white. Primary tentacles pale black with purple and glowing green tips and black base. Secondary tentacles deep-brown.	Manubrium lilac to red orange. Each corner of base of manubrium smaragdine-green. Gonads egg-yellow. Tips of primary and exumbrellar tentacles transparent, lilac and smaragdine-green. Marginal clubs and base of primary and exumbrella tentacles ivory-black. Radial canals and circular canals deep scarlet. Centripetal canals lighter scarlet.	–	Similar to O. mulleri	Similar to O. tenuis but apparently browner and duller.	Gonads orange	Bright and variable, with mingled yellow, red, brown, and black. Colors similar to O. tenuis.	Entoderm of stomach, gonads, and ring-canal opaque (cream color?).	Entoderm of manubrium, tentacle-bulbs, and gonads opaque yellowish-green, streaked with purple. Exumbrella tentacles white or dark-purple. Marginal tentacles red and yellow.	–
Distribution (Sampling locality)	Ryukyu archipelagos, Okinawa, southern Japan	Oita, Japan	Japan; Korea	Malay Archipelago	Bahamas; Bermudas; Mediterranean Sea; West Africa	Aegean Sea	Brazil; Argentina	Maldive Is.; Low Archipelago; Chagos Archipelago; Philippines; India Australia; Iranian Gulf; Pakistan	Florida; Bahamas; Barmudas; Cuba	Sunda Strait
References	This study	This study	Goto (1903) Kramp (1961) Park (2006)	Maas (1905) Mayer (1910) Kramp (1961)	Mayer (1910) Kramp (1961)	Aytan et al. (2019)	Müller (1861) Mayer (1910) Kramp (1961) Chiaverano et al. (2004)	Browne (1905) Mayer (1910) Kramp (1961)	Fewkes (1883) Maas (1905) Mayer (1910) Kramp (1961)	Uchida (1947)

Original Description

• Toshino, S; Tanimoto, M; Minemizu, R; 2019: Olindias deigo sp. nov., a new species (Hydrozoa, Trachylinae, Limnomedusae) from the Ryukyu Archipelago, southern Japan ZooKeys, 900: 1-21. doi

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Figure 3. Olindias deigo sp. nov., live A lateral view B apical view C oral view D umbrella margin. FS = fibrous structure; G = gonad; MC = marginal club; PT = primary tentacle; ST = secondary tentacle. Scale bars: 2 cm (A–C), 1 cm (D).  Figure 4. Olindias deigo sp. nov., holotype A lateral view B apical view C oral view. All scale bars represent 2 cm.  Figure 5. Olindias deigo sp. nov., holotype A gonad B manubrium C mouth rips D centripetal canals E umbrella margin F exumbrella. ET = exumbrella tentacle; MC = marginal club; PT = primary tentacle; ST = secondary tentacle. Scale bars: 0.5 cm (A–E), 1 cm (F).  Figure 6. Early embryogenesis and polyps of Olindias deigo sp. nov. A fertilized eggs B planulae C–D primary polyps E–F mature polyps. Scale bars: 0.1 mm (A–B), 0.2 mm (C–D), 1 mm (E–F).  Figure 7. The process of medusa budding in the hydroid of Olindias deigo sp. nov. All scale bars represent 1 mm.  Figure 8. Newly detached medusa of Olindias deigo sp. nov. A lateral view B, D apical view C, E oral view F manubrium G primary tentacle H secondary tentacle. Scale bars: 1 mm (A–C), 0.5 mm (D, E), 0.1 mm (F–H).  Figure 9. The process of young medusa development in Olindias deigo sp. nov. ET = exumbrella tentacle; FS = fibrous structure; G = gonad. All scale bars represent 1 cm.  Figure 10. Nematocysts of Olindias deigo sp. nov. A, B macrobasic b-mastigophore (small and large), adult medusae. Intact (A), discharged (B) C, D eurytele, adult medusae. Intact (C), discharged (D) E, F macrobasic b-mastigophore, young medusae. Intact (E), discharged (F) G, H eurytele (Large), young medusae. Intact (G), discharged (H) I, J eurytele (Small), young medusae. Intact (I), discharged (J) K, L microbasic eurytele, mature polyp. Intact (K), discharged (L). Scale bars: 10 µm (A–F), 5 µm (G–L).  Figure 11. Maximum likelihood tree for 15 limnomedusan taxa based on the nuclear 16S rDNA data set. Scale bars indicate branch length in substitutions per site. Nodal support values are presented as the ML bootstrap value; only values >50% are shown.