Nicole Boury-Esnault Explained

Nationality:French
Discipline:Marine biology
Sub Discipline:Spongiology
Workplaces:Aix-Marseille University

Nicole Boury-Esnault is a retired French researcher of sponges, formerly at Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille, Aix-Marseille University.

Research

In 1995, Nicole Boury-Esnault and Jean Vacelet discovered a species of carnivorous sponges of the genus Asbestopluma, during an exploration of a shallow cave in the Mediterranean.[1] [2] [3] [4] Caves can recapitulate the environment of the deep sea-bed due to the darkness and lack of nutrient, permitting the study of deep-sea-like regions in shallow areas of water. Carnivorous sponges, lacking the normal filter feeding apparatus, had been previously discovered during deep-sea trawls and presumed to be damaged since they did not have a known feeding mechanism. The discovery of members of the family in shallow water meant that they could be experimentally tested, which is when Boury-Esnault and Vacelet observed feeding on small crustaceans. Later they also reported on a member of the genus which used both carnivory and methanotrophy to survive in deep-sea expeditions of the Barbados trench.[5]

Boury-Esnault and Vacelet also found hexactinellid (glass) sponges, another deep-sea species, in these shallow cave waters, permitting detailed study for the first time.[6] She led a collaboration with Oceana and the University of Victoria which found new glass sponges in the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Atlantic Ocean.[7] In 1997 Boury-Esnault and Klaus Rutzler published a 'Thesaurus of Sponge Morphology' with the Smithsonian Institution.[8] In 2012 Boury-Esnault was involved in a study capturing the number and diversity of sponges in seas all around the world.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: New carnivorous harp sponge discovered in deep sea. Crew. Becky. Scientific American Blog Network. en. 2019-12-01.
  2. Vacelet. J.. Boury-Esnault. N.. 1995. Carnivorous sponges. Nature. en. 373. 6512. 333–335. 10.1038/373333a0. 1476-4687. 1995Natur.373..333V. 4320216 . free.
  3. Web site: A La Ciotat, une grotte reproduit les conditions des grands fonds et dévoile des espèces rares. 2017-09-05. LaProvence.com. fr. 2019-12-01.
  4. Kelly-Borges. Michelle. Michelle Kelly (marine scientist). 1995. Sponges out of their depth. Nature. en. 373. 6512. 284. 10.1038/373284a0. 0028-0836. 1995Natur.373..284K. free.
  5. Vacelet. Jean. Boury-Esnault. Nicole. Fiala-Medioni. Aline. Fisher. C. R.. 1995. A methanotrophic carnivorous sponge. Nature. en. 377. 6547. 296. 10.1038/377296a0. 1476-4687. 1995Natur.377..296V. free.
  6. Vacelet. Jean. Boury-Esnault. Nicole. Harmelin. Jean-Georges. 1994. Hexactinellid cave, a unique deep-sea habitat in the scuba zone. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. en. 41. 7. 965–973. 10.1016/0967-0637(94)90013-2. 1994DSRI...41..965V.
  7. Web site: New species of 'Glass Sponge' discovered in Portuguese Atlantic. www.theportugalnews.com. 2019-12-01.
  8. Book: Thesaurus of Sponge Morphology (SMITHSONIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY • NUMBER 596). SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PRESS. 1997.
  9. Van Soest. Rob W. M.. Boury-Esnault. Nicole. Vacelet. Jean. Dohrmann. Martin. Erpenbeck. Dirk. De Voogd. Nicole J.. Santodomingo. Nadiezhda. Vanhoorne. Bart. Kelly. Michelle. Michelle Kelly (marine scientist). Hooper. John N. A.. 2012-04-27. Roberts. John Murray. Global Diversity of Sponges (Porifera). PLOS ONE. en. 7. 4. e35105. 10.1371/journal.pone.0035105. 1932-6203. 3338747. 22558119. 2012PLoSO...735105V. free .

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