Developmental response of Hawaiian bobtail squid to ocean warming and acidification
Cephalopods play a central ecological role across all oceans and realms. However, under the current climate crisis, their physiology and behavior are impacted, and we begin to comprehend the effects of environmental stressors at a molecular level. Here, we study the Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes), known for its binary symbiosis with bioluminescent bacteria acquired post-hatching. We aim to understand the response (i.e. development, molecular) of E. scolopes after the embryogenetic exposure to different conditions: i) control, ii) increased CO2 (decreased pH of 0.4 units), iii) warming (+3 degrees Celsius), or iv) a combination of the two treatments.