Collaborative Research: REVSYS: Worm-snails revised (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

合作研究：REVSYS：蠕虫-蜗牛修订版（软体动物：腹足纲）

• 批准号: 0841777
• 负责人: Timothy Collins
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Florida International University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-03-01 至 2015-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0841777&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; REVSYS; Worm; snails

Members of the 'worm-snail' family Vermetidae occur in temperate and tropical seas and have developed numerous highly unusual traits, including a gregarious cementing habit (making them important reef builders as well as nuisance species when transported globally) and a rapid rate of gene-order change. Their colonies also mark former sea levels, making them important indicators of sea level and climate change. While their potential as an environmental indicator and as a model system for studying gene order change is very high, their full potential has not been realized because of confusion concerning species delineations and relationships. This project uses a combined approach of morphology, molecules, and ultrastructure to discern relationships in the group, and will provide a stable classification, as well as new inferences about the tempo of diversification and historical geography of these species. The project involves extensive and interdisciplinary student training and will provide a collaborative platform for worldwide efforts in research and understanding of this diverse and important group of mollusks. The results will be widely disseminated through many media to a broad range of audiences, benefiting science education and conservation. Increased knowledge of this group will be particularly valuable for addressing questions about invasive species and sea level and climate changes.

“蠕虫-蜗牛”科蠕虫科的成员生活在温带和热带海洋中，并已发展出许多极不寻常的特征，包括群居的固结习性（使它们成为重要的造礁者，同时在全球运输时成为令人讨厌的物种）和快速的基因传播速度。 - 订单变更。它们的殖民地还标志着以前的海平面，使它们成为海平面和气候变化的重要指标。虽然它们作为环境指标和研究基因顺序变化的模型系统的潜力非常高，但由于物种描述和关系的混乱，它们的全部潜力尚未实现。该项目采用形态、分子和超微结构的综合方法来辨别群体中的关系，并将提供稳定的分类，以及关于这些物种的多样化速度和历史地理的新推论。该项目涉及广泛的跨学科学生培训，并将为全球研究和了解这一多样化且重要的软体动物群体的努力提供一个协作平台。研究结果将通过多种媒体向广大受众广泛传播，有利于科学教育和保护。增加对这一群体的了解对于解决有关入侵物种、海平面和气候变化的问题特别有价值。