Publications by authors named "Jasmin Renz"

We analysed the robustness of species identification based on proteomic composition to data processing and intraspecific variability, specificity and sensitivity of species-markers as well as discriminatory power of proteomic fingerprinting and its sensitivity to phylogenetic distance. Our analysis is based on MALDI-TOF MS (matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry) data from 32 marine copepod species coming from 13 regions (North and Central Atlantic and adjacent seas). A random forest (RF) model correctly classified all specimens to the species level with only small sensitivity to data processing, demonstrating the strong robustness of the method.

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Species identification is pivotal in biodiversity assessments and proteomic fingerprinting by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry has already been shown to reliably identify calanoid copepods to species level. However, MALDI-TOF data may contain more information beyond mere species identification. In this study, we investigated different ontogenetic stages (copepodids C1-C6 females) of three co-occurring Calanus species from the Arctic Fram Strait, which cannot be identified to species level based on morphological characters alone.

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Accurate and reliable biodiversity estimates of marine zooplankton are a prerequisite to understand how changes in diversity can affect whole ecosystems. Species identification in the deep sea is significantly impeded by high numbers of new species and decreasing numbers of taxonomic experts, hampering any assessment of biodiversity. We used in parallel morphological, genetic, and proteomic characteristics of specimens of calanoid copepods from the abyssal South Atlantic to test if proteomic fingerprinting can accelerate estimating biodiversity.

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Article Synopsis
  • Natural history collections are digitizing large volumes of specimens to enhance taxonomy as a big data science, but there’s a lack of focus on preserving the original data generated from naming thousands of new species each year.
  • A review of 4,113 alpha-taxonomic studies from recent years shows an increase in molecular data use for species identification, particularly in mycology and vertebrates, while usage remains low in botany and entomology.
  • Enhanced archiving strategies and energy-efficient storage formats are needed to better manage high-throughput data for taxonomic research, and there’s potential for machine-learning to improve the reuse of this data.
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A new and rare aetideid species of the benthopelagic genus Bradyetes Farran, 1905 is described from female specimens collected near the seafloor from the abyss of the Pacific, Atlantic and Southern Oceans between 2000 and 2014. The new species, Bradyetes paramatthei sp. nov.

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Among the most derived calanoid copepod superfamily Clausocalanoidea about half of the genera belong to the so-called "Bradfordian" families that are defined by the presence of sensory setae at the maxilla and maxilliped. Many of these "Bradfordian" taxa are insufficiently well described, because their taxonomy is complicated and phylogenetic relationships are not completely resolved. We therefore aimed to unravel their phylogenetic relationships using molecular multi-gene analyses.

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The sea-surface microlayer (SML) at the air-sea interface is a distinct, under-studied habitat compared to the subsurface and copepods, important components of ocean food webs, have developed key adaptations to exploit this niche. By using automated SML sampling, high-throughput sequencing and unmanned aerial vehicles, we report on the distribution and abundance of pontellid copepods in relation to the unique biophysicochemical signature of the SML. We found copepods in the SML even during high exposure to sun-derived ultraviolet radiation and their abundance was significantly correlated to increased algal biomass.

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