Chemical Tools of Octopus maya during Crab Predation Are Also Active on Conspecifics: e0148922

Octopus maya is a major socio-economic resource from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. In this study we report for the first time the chemical composition of the saliva of O. maya and its effect on natural prey, i.e. the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), the crown conch snail (Melongena corona bispino...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2016-02, Vol.11 (2)
Hauptverfasser: Pech-Puch, Dawrin, Cruz-Lopez, Honorio, Canche-Ek, Cindy, Campos-Espinosa, Gabriela, Garcia, Elpidio, Mascaro, Maite, Rosas, Carlos, Chavez-Velasco, Daniel, Rodriguez-Morales, Sergio
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Zusammenfassung:Octopus maya is a major socio-economic resource from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. In this study we report for the first time the chemical composition of the saliva of O. maya and its effect on natural prey, i.e. the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), the crown conch snail (Melongena corona bispinosa), as well as conspecifics. Salivary posterior glands were collected from octopus caught by local fishers and extracted with water; this extract paralyzed and predigested crabs when it was injected into the third pereiopod. The water extract was fractionated by membrane ultrafiltration with a molecular weight cut-off of 3kDa leading to a metabolic phase (>3kDa) and a neurotoxic fraction (
ISSN:1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0148922