Biology, ecology and systematics of Sea-anemones lato sensu (Anthozoa, Actiniaria and Ceriantharia) in Atlantic Ocean

• Grant number: 22/16193-1
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Regular Research Grants
• Start date: May 01, 2023
• End date: April 30, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Oceanography - Biological Oceanography
• Principal Investigator: Sérgio Nascimento Stampar
• Grantee: Sérgio Nascimento Stampar
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências (FC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Agustín Garese ; André Carrara Morandini ; Celine Lopes da Silva Santos ; Daniel Rinaldo ; Fabian H Acuña ; James Davis Reimer ; José Eduardo Martinelli Filho ; Juliana de Oliveira ; Karina Alves de Toledo ; Maximiliano Manuel Maronna ; Paula Braga Gomes ; Ricardo Enrique González Muñoz
• Associated research grant(s): 24/10388-0 - Cnidofest 2024: Third Biennial Cnidarian Model Systems Meeting, AR.EXT
• Associated scholarship(s): 24/18869-8 - Assessment of Interstitial Actiniaria Species from the Coast of Amapá, BP.IC; 24/18310-0 - Recognition and characterization of freshwater Cnidaria using environmental DNA (eDNA), BP.DR; 24/08011-6 - Cytogenetic evaluation of the genus Anthopleura (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) in São Paulo State, BP.IC

Abstract

Sea anemones are widely considered to be very relevant animals as biological models in different environments, especially because they are benthic and solitary organisms, characteristics that facilitate laboratory experimentation. Despite being found in all marine environments, knowledge about ecobiological processes of most species is focused on model organisms from areas of the Northern Hemisphere. On the coast of the Atlantic Ocean of Latin America, knowledge about the species is still quite incipient. Some species in Actiniaria and Ceriantharia were studied, but with very restricted emphases and without continuity. This inconsistency of studies leads to the absence of model species that serve as a basis for different approaches, including areas of applied science. Thus, the present study aims to characterize and explore the diversity of sea anemones lato sensu (Actiniaria and Ceriantharia) especially in the Atlantic Ocean in view of the characterization of model species and establishment of study protocols with these organisms. For this, the project is divided into five subprojects with different approaches ranging from the characterization of species to application in the experimentation against cancer cells. In this way, we hope to advance a lot in the study of these groups and tie international research groups in the area. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CERIELLO, HELLEN; BAZZO, ROMULO A. O.; MARTINEZ, LUCAS D.; CHAGAS, BARBARA M. T.; LOPES, CELINE S. S.; DIAS, GUSTAVO MUNIZ; STAMPAR, SERGIO N.. Rocking together: a report on a biological interaction between a non-native sea anemone and a sea squirt in southeastern Brazil. Ocean and Coastal Research, v. 73, p. 5-pg., 2025-01-01. (22/16193-1)

ROCHA, R. M.; AZEVEDO, F.; OLIVEIRA, U.; CARDOSO, M. N. M.; CLERIER, P. H. B.; FORTES, R. R.; LOPES-FILHO, E. A. P.; LORINI, M. L.; MIRANDA, L. S.; MOURA, R. B.; et al. West Atlantic coastal marine biodiversity: the contribution of the platform iNaturalist. AQUATIC ECOLOGY, v. N/A, p. 15-pg., 2023-10-09. (22/16193-1)

DESERTI, MARIA I.; DURAN-FUENTES, JEFERSON A.; MARONNA, MAXIMILIANO M.; MORANDINI, ANDRE C.; ACUNA, FABIAN H.; STAMPAR, SERGIO N.. Morphological description and phylogenetic characterization of Hydra (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Sao Paulo state, Brazil. ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER, v. 315, p. 8-pg., 2025-03-01. (22/16193-1, 23/10683-0)

SANTOS, THAIS BARBOSA; POLISENO, ANGELO; BENDIA, AMANDA G.; PELLIZARI, VIVIAN H.; REIMER, JAMES D.; STAMPAR, SERGIO N.. Unlocking the jar: revealing gastric content in Ceriantharia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) through whole-genome shotgun sequencing. AQUATIC ECOLOGY, v. 58, n. 2, p. 11-pg., 2023-11-29. (19/03552-0, 22/16193-1, 19/14236-2, 18/07622-0)

FONFRIA, EVA S.; STRAEHLER-POHL, ILKA; STAMPAR, SERGIO N.; COLLINS, ALLEN G.; HOVERD, WILLIAM ALAN; BORDEHORE, CESAR. Copula lucentia sp. nov., a new box jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa: Carybdeida) from Western Mediterranean Sea. MARINE BIODIVERSITY, v. 54, n. 5, p. 16-pg., 2024-10-01. (19/03552-0, 22/16193-1)

VASSALLO-AVALOS, AURORA; GONZALEZ-MUNOZ, RICARDO; MORRONE, JUAN J.; ACUNA, FABIAN H.; DURAN-FUENTES, JEFERSON A.; STAMPAR, SERGIO N.; SOLIS-MARIN, FRANCISCO A.; RIVAS, GERARDO. A new species of Anthopleura (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria) from the Mexican Pacific. MARINE BIODIVERSITY, v. 54, n. 5, p. 20-pg., 2024-10-01. (20/16589-7, 22/09430-7, 19/03552-0, 22/16193-1)

LOPES, CELINE S. S.; IWAMA, RAFAEL E.; CORTEZ, THAINA; ANDRADE, SONIA C. S.; KLOMPEN, ANNA M. L.; AUDINO, JORGE A.; MACRANDER, JASON; REITZEL, ADAM M.; NAGATA, RENATO M.; LANNA, EMILIO; et al. Evolutionary insights into toxins diversity in Ceriantharia (Cnidaria; Anthozoa). TOXICON-X, v. 27, p. 13-pg., 2025-09-01. (22/16193-1, 17/50028-0, 19/03552-0, 21/06738-8)

CERIELLO, HELLEN; BRITO, GUSTAVO R.; DE OLIVEIRA, BRUNO FRANCESCO RODRIGUES; CUNHA, MARIELTON DOS PASSOS; STAMPAR, SERGIO N.. Bullseye: shotgun metagenomics taking aim at the microbial diversity associated with tubes of Ceriantharia. AQUATIC ECOLOGY, v. 58, n. 4, p. 14-pg., 2024-10-24. (19/03552-0, 22/16193-1)