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ArticleGenome biology and evolution2025

An Ocean of Opsins.

Giacinto De Vivo, Eric Pelletier, Roberto Feuda, Salvatore D'Aniello

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Article in Genome biology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Authors and funding

4 authors.

Giacinto De VivoDepartment of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms (BEOM), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6979-8319
Eric PelletierMetabolic Genomics, Genoscope, Institut de Biologie François-Jacob, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris Saclay, Evry, France.ORCID 0000-0003-4228-1712
Roberto FeudaDepartment of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms (BEOM), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0857-1732
Salvatore D'AnielloDepartment of Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms (BEOM), Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Napoli, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7294-1465

Funding

Human Frontier Science Program RGP009/2023Royal Society RGF\R1\181012Royal Society University Research Fellowship UF160226Royal Society University Research Fellowship URF/R/221011Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we explored the diversity and evolution of opsins using meta-omic data from the Tara Oceans and Tara Polar Circle expeditions, one of the largest marine datasets available. By using sequence similarity methods and phylogenetic analyses, we identified opsins across the different metazoan groups. Our results indicate that most of the opsin sequences belong to arthropods and vertebrates. We also detected sequences from all known opsin subfamilies, including r-opsin, c-opsin, xenopsin, and Group-4 opsins. Despite the broad taxonomic scope, no new opsin families were discovered; however, we provide valuable taxonomic insights into known opsin subfamilies and reinforce existing phylogenetic hypotheses. Additionally, we present novel opsin sequences from less-studied taxa, such as chaetognaths, rotifers, acoelomates, and tunicates, and which may serve as a valuable resource for future research into opsin function and diversity.

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Evolution, MolecularOpsinsAnimalsOceans and SeasPhylogenyVertebratesOpsinsmarine biodiversitymetagenomicsmetatranscriptomicsphotoreceptionphylogeneticsplankton

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PMID41187070
PMCPMC12584886

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