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Caulerpa taxifolia

January 31, 2023

Caulerpa taxifolia is a species of green seaweed, an alga of the genus Caulerpa, native to tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Caribbean Sea.[2] The species name taxifolia arises from the resemblance of its leaf-like fronds[3] to those of the yew (Taxus).[citation needed]

Caulerpa taxifolia
Scientific classification
(unranked): Viridiplantae
Division: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Caulerpaceae
Genus: Caulerpa
Species:
C. taxifolia
Binomial name
Caulerpa taxifolia
(M.Vahl) C.Agardh, 1817[1]

A strain of the species bred for use in aquariums has established non-native populations in waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the United States, and Australia.[4] It is one of two species of algae listed in 100 of the World's Worst Invasive Alien Species compiled by the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group.[5]

Description

 
Two illustrations (Fig 1 . 4-5) of C. taxifolia displaying its "leaf" and rhizome structures (Fig 1 . 1-3 are illustrations of C. sertularioides)

C. taxifolia is light green[3] with stolons (stems) on the sea floor, from which sparsely-branched upright fronds of approximately 20–60 cm in height arise.[6] Algae in the genus Caulerpa synthesize a mixture of toxins[7] termed caulerpicin, believed to impart a peppery taste to the plants.[8] The effects of the specific toxin synthesized by C. taxifolia, caulerpenyne, have been studied,[9][10] with extracts from C. taxifolia being found to negatively affect P-glycoprotein-ATPase in the sea sponge G. cydonium.[11]

Like all members of the genus Caulerpa, C. taxifolia consists of a single cell with many nuclei. The algae has been identified as the largest known single-celled organism.[12] Wild-type C. taxifolia is monoecious.[13]

Use in aquaria

Caulerpa species are commonly used in aquaria for their aesthetic qualities and ability to control the growth of undesired species.[14] C. taxifolia has been cultivated for use in aquaria in western Europe since the early 1970s.[15] A clone of the alga that was resistant to cold was observed in the tropical aquarium at the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart[16] and further bred by exposure to chemicals and ultraviolet light.[17] The zoo distributed the strain to other aquaria, including the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.[16]

The aquarium strain is morphologically identical to native populations of the species.[3] However, a 2008 study found that a population of the aquarium strain near Caloundra, Australia exhibited markedly reduced sexual reproduction, with only male plants present during some reproductive episodes.[13] The aquarium strain can survive out of water for up to 10 days in moist conditions, with 1 cm fragments capable of producing viable plants.[18]

Status as invasive species

Outside its native range, C. taxifolia is listed as an invasive species.[19][20] It is one of two algae on the list of the world's 100 worst invasive species compiled by the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group.[5] The species is able to thrive in heavily polluted waters,[21] possibly contributing to its spread in the Mediterranean.[citation needed]

Presence in the Mediterranean Sea

The presence of C. taxifolia in the Mediterranean was first reported in 1984[22] in an area adjacent to the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.[23] Alexandre Meinesz, a marine biologist, attempted to alert Moroccan and French authorities to the spread of the strain in 1989,[16] but the governments failed to respond to his concerns.[24] The occurrence of the strain is generally believed to be due to an accidental release by the museum,[3][25] but Monaco rejected the attribution and instead claimed that the observed algae was a mutant strain of C. mexicana.[24] By 1999, scientists agreed that it was no longer possible to eliminate the presence of C. taxifolia in the Mediterranean.[24]

A study published in 2002 found that beds of Posidonia oceanica in the Bay of Menton were not negatively affected eight years after colonization by C. taxifolia.[26] Other published studies have shown that fish diversity and biomass are equal or greater in Caulerpa meadows than in seagrass beds[27] and that Caulerpa had no effect on composition or richness of fish species.[28]

Studies in 1998[15] and 2001[22] found that the strain observed in the Mediterranean was genetically identical to aquarium strains, with similarities to an additional population in Australia.

Presence in Australia

A 2007 study found that a native bivalve mollusc species was negatively affected by the presence of C. taxifolia, but that the effect was not necessarily different from that of native seagrass species.[29] A 2010 study indicated that the effect of detritus from C. taxifolia negatively impacted abundance and species richness.[30]

Presence in California

C. taxifolia was found in waters near San Diego, California in 2000,[31] where chlorine bleach was used in efforts to eradicate the strain.[32] The strain was declared eradicated from Agua Hedionda Lagoon in 2006.[33] California passed a law in 2001 forbidding the possession, sale, transport, or release of Caulerpa taxifolia within the state.[34] The Mediterranean clone of C. taxifolia was listed as a noxious weed in 1999[35] by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, prohibiting interstate sale and transport of the strain without a permit under the Noxious Weed Act and Plant Protection Act.[23][36]

Other negative effects

C. taxifolia may become entangled in fishing gear and boat propellers.[4]

Control methods

C. taxifolia may be controlled via mechanical removal, poisoning with chlorine, or application of salt.[6] Researchers at the University of Nice investigated possible use of a species of sea slug, Elysia subornata, as a possible natural control method, but found that it was not suitable for use in the Mediterranean due to cold winter water temperatures and insufficient population density.[37]

Gallery

References

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  8. ^ Doty, Maxwell S.; Aguilar-Santos, Gertrudes (August 1966). "Caulerpicin, a Toxic Constituent of Caulerpa". Nature. 211 (5052): 990. Bibcode:1966Natur.211..990D. doi:10.1038/211990a0. PMID 5968321. S2CID 4214966.
  9. ^ Pesando, Danielle; Lemée, Rodolphe; Ferrua, Corine; Amade, Philippe; Girard, Jean-Pierre (October 1996). "Effects of caulerpenyne, the major toxin from Caulerpa taxifolia on mechanisms related to sea urchin egg cleavage". Aquatic Toxicology. 35 (3–4): 139–155. doi:10.1016/0166-445X(96)00013-6.
  10. ^ Mozzachiodi, R; Scuri, R; Roberto, M; Brunelli, M (November 2001). "Caulerpenyne, a toxin from the seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia, depresses afterhyperpolarization in invertebrate neurons". Neuroscience. 107 (3): 519–526. doi:10.1016/s0306-4522(01)00365-7. PMID 11719006. S2CID 40312176.
  11. ^ Müller, Werner E.G.; Koziol, Claudia; Wiens, Matthias; Schröder, Heinz C. (2000). "Stress Response in Marine Sponges: Genes and Molecules Involved and Their use as Biomarkers". Environmental Stressors and Gene Responses. Cell and Molecular Response to Stress. Vol. 1. pp. 193–208. doi:10.1016/S1568-1254(00)80016-9. ISBN 978-0-444-50488-3.
  12. ^ Ranjan, Aashish; Townsley, Brad T.; Ichihashi, Yasunori; Sinha, Neelima R.; Chitwood, Daniel H. (8 January 2015). "An Intracellular Transcriptomic Atlas of the Giant Coenocyte Caulerpa taxifolia". PLOS Genetics. 11 (1): e1004900. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004900. PMC 4287348. PMID 25569326.
  13. ^ a b Phillips, Julie A. (February 2009). "Reproductive ecology of Caulerpa taxifolia (Caulerpaceae, Bryopsidales) in subtropical eastern Australia". European Journal of Phycology. 44 (1): 81–88. doi:10.1080/09670260802343640. S2CID 84880590.
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  15. ^ a b Jousson, O.; Pawlowski, J.; Zaninetti, L.; Meinesz, A.; Boudouresque, C. F. (22 October 1998). "Molecular evidence for the aquarium origin of the green alga Caulerpa taxifolia introduced to the Mediterranean Sea". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 172: 275–280. Bibcode:1998MEPS..172..275J. doi:10.3354/meps172275.
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  28. ^ Francour, P.; Harmelin-Vivien, M.; Harmelin, J. G.; Duclerc, J. (1 March 1995). "Impact of Caulerpa taxifolia colonization on the littoral ichthyofauna of North-Western Mediterranean sea: preliminary results". Hydrobiologia. 300 (1): 345–353. doi:10.1007/BF00024475. S2CID 23445784.
  29. ^ Wright, Jeffrey T.; McKenzie, Louise A.; Gribben, Paul E. (2007). "A decline in the abundance and condition of a native bivalve associated with Caulerpa taxifolia invasion". Marine and Freshwater Research. 58 (3): 263. doi:10.1071/MF06150.
  30. ^ Taylor, Skye L.; Bishop, Melanie J.; Kelaher, Brendan P.; Glasby, Tim M. (16 December 2010). "Impacts of detritus from the invasive alga Caulerpa taxifolia on a soft sediment community". Marine Ecology Progress Series. 420: 73–81. Bibcode:2010MEPS..420...73T. doi:10.3354/meps08903.
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Further reading

  • Peplow, Mark (23 March 2005). "Algae create glue to repair cell damage". Nature: news050321–11. doi:10.1038/news050321-11.
  • LaMonica, Martin (20 May 2005). "Start-up drills for oil in algae". CNET.
  • Theodoropoulos, David. 2003. Invasion Biology: Critique of a Pseudoscience. pages 42,159. Avvar Books, Blythe, CA. 237 p. ISBN 0-9708504-1-7

External links

 
Wikispecies has information related to Caulerpa taxifolia.
 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caulerpa taxifolia.
  • Attack of the killer algae - Eric Noel Muñoz on YouTube
  • Killer Algae, 2001 BBC Documentary
  • In-depth article on invasions of Caulerpa taxifolia, source as escaped aquarium plant, etc.
  • Caulerpa Taxifolia fact sheet
  • An excerpt from Killer Algae by Alexandre Meinesz
  • Caulerpa taxifolia at the Center for Invasive Species Research
  • "Deep Sea Invasion" Nova (TV series) broadcast April 1, 2003
  • Species Profile- Caulerpa, Mediterranean Clone (Caulerpa taxifolia), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library. Lists general information and resources for Caulerpa, Mediterranean Clone.

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Caulerpa taxifolia is a species of green seaweed an alga of the genus Caulerpa native to tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean and Caribbean Sea 2 The species name taxifolia arises from the resemblance of its leaf like fronds 3 to those of the yew Taxus citation needed Caulerpa taxifoliaScientific classification unranked ViridiplantaeDivision ChlorophytaClass UlvophyceaeOrder BryopsidalesFamily CaulerpaceaeGenus CaulerpaSpecies C taxifoliaBinomial nameCaulerpa taxifolia M Vahl C Agardh 1817 1 A strain of the species bred for use in aquariums has established non native populations in waters of the Mediterranean Sea the United States and Australia 4 It is one of two species of algae listed in 100 of the World s Worst Invasive Alien Species compiled by the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group 5 Contents 1 Description 2 Use in aquaria 3 Status as invasive species 3 1 Presence in the Mediterranean Sea 3 2 Presence in Australia 3 3 Presence in California 3 4 Other negative effects 3 5 Control methods 4 Gallery 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksDescription Edit Two illustrations Fig 1 4 5 of C taxifolia displaying its leaf and rhizome structures Fig 1 1 3 are illustrations of C sertularioides C taxifolia is light green 3 with stolons stems on the sea floor from which sparsely branched upright fronds of approximately 20 60 cm in height arise 6 Algae in the genus Caulerpa synthesize a mixture of toxins 7 termed caulerpicin believed to impart a peppery taste to the plants 8 The effects of the specific toxin synthesized by C taxifolia caulerpenyne have been studied 9 10 with extracts from C taxifolia being found to negatively affect P glycoprotein ATPase in the sea sponge G cydonium 11 Like all members of the genus Caulerpa C taxifolia consists of a single cell with many nuclei The algae has been identified as the largest known single celled organism 12 Wild type C taxifolia is monoecious 13 Use in aquaria EditCaulerpa species are commonly used in aquaria for their aesthetic qualities and ability to control the growth of undesired species 14 C taxifolia has been cultivated for use in aquaria in western Europe since the early 1970s 15 A clone of the alga that was resistant to cold was observed in the tropical aquarium at the Wilhelma Zoo in Stuttgart 16 and further bred by exposure to chemicals and ultraviolet light 17 The zoo distributed the strain to other aquaria including the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco 16 The aquarium strain is morphologically identical to native populations of the species 3 However a 2008 study found that a population of the aquarium strain near Caloundra Australia exhibited markedly reduced sexual reproduction with only male plants present during some reproductive episodes 13 The aquarium strain can survive out of water for up to 10 days in moist conditions with 1 cm fragments capable of producing viable plants 18 Status as invasive species EditOutside its native range C taxifolia is listed as an invasive species 19 20 It is one of two algae on the list of the world s 100 worst invasive species compiled by the IUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group 5 The species is able to thrive in heavily polluted waters 21 possibly contributing to its spread in the Mediterranean citation needed Presence in the Mediterranean Sea Edit The presence of C taxifolia in the Mediterranean was first reported in 1984 22 in an area adjacent to the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco 23 Alexandre Meinesz a marine biologist attempted to alert Moroccan and French authorities to the spread of the strain in 1989 16 but the governments failed to respond to his concerns 24 The occurrence of the strain is generally believed to be due to an accidental release by the museum 3 25 but Monaco rejected the attribution and instead claimed that the observed algae was a mutant strain of C mexicana 24 By 1999 scientists agreed that it was no longer possible to eliminate the presence of C taxifolia in the Mediterranean 24 A study published in 2002 found that beds of Posidonia oceanica in the Bay of Menton were not negatively affected eight years after colonization by C taxifolia 26 Other published studies have shown that fish diversity and biomass are equal or greater in Caulerpa meadows than in seagrass beds 27 and that Caulerpa had no effect on composition or richness of fish species 28 Studies in 1998 15 and 2001 22 found that the strain observed in the Mediterranean was genetically identical to aquarium strains with similarities to an additional population in Australia Presence in Australia Edit A 2007 study found that a native bivalve mollusc species was negatively affected by the presence of C taxifolia but that the effect was not necessarily different from that of native seagrass species 29 A 2010 study indicated that the effect of detritus from C taxifolia negatively impacted abundance and species richness 30 Presence in California Edit C taxifolia was found in waters near San Diego California in 2000 31 where chlorine bleach was used in efforts to eradicate the strain 32 The strain was declared eradicated from Agua Hedionda Lagoon in 2006 33 California passed a law in 2001 forbidding the possession sale transport or release of Caulerpa taxifolia within the state 34 The Mediterranean clone of C taxifolia was listed as a noxious weed in 1999 35 by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service prohibiting interstate sale and transport of the strain without a permit under the Noxious Weed Act and Plant Protection Act 23 36 Other negative effects Edit C taxifolia may become entangled in fishing gear and boat propellers 4 Control methods Edit C taxifolia may be controlled via mechanical removal poisoning with chlorine or application of salt 6 Researchers at the University of Nice investigated possible use of a species of sea slug Elysia subornata as a possible natural control method but found that it was not suitable for use in the Mediterranean due to cold winter water temperatures and insufficient population density 37 Gallery Edit C taxifolia on display at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo Japan A field of C taxifolia amongst seagrass A Pacific cleaner shrimp Lysmata amboinensis on top of a C taxifolia specimen within a marine aquariumReferences Edit Guiry M D Guiry G M 2007 Genus Caulerpa taxonomy browser AlgaeBase version 4 2 World wide electronic publication National University of Ireland Galway Retrieved 2007 09 23 Macroalga Killer Algae Aquarium Mediterranean Strain Caulerpa taxifloria PDF Dnr wi gov Retrieved 2022 03 18 a b c d GISD Invasive Species Specialist Group Retrieved 2021 05 23 a b Aquarium Aulerpa Marine Biosecurity Porthole Retrieved 2021 05 23 a b 100 of the World s Worst Invasive Alien Species Global Invasive Species Database International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Retrieved Jan 24 2021 a b Aquarium Caulerpa Weeds Australia Profiles Retrieved 2021 05 23 Nielsen Peter G Carle Jorgen S Christophersen Carsten January 1982 Final structure of caulerpicin a toxin mixture from the green alga Caulerpa racemosa Phytochemistry 21 7 1643 1645 doi 10 1016 S0031 9422 82 85032 2 Doty Maxwell S Aguilar Santos Gertrudes August 1966 Caulerpicin a Toxic Constituent of Caulerpa Nature 211 5052 990 Bibcode 1966Natur 211 990D doi 10 1038 211990a0 PMID 5968321 S2CID 4214966 Pesando Danielle Lemee Rodolphe Ferrua Corine Amade Philippe Girard Jean Pierre October 1996 Effects of caulerpenyne the major toxin from Caulerpa taxifolia on mechanisms related to sea urchin egg cleavage Aquatic Toxicology 35 3 4 139 155 doi 10 1016 0166 445X 96 00013 6 Mozzachiodi R Scuri R Roberto M Brunelli M November 2001 Caulerpenyne a toxin from the seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia depresses afterhyperpolarization in invertebrate neurons Neuroscience 107 3 519 526 doi 10 1016 s0306 4522 01 00365 7 PMID 11719006 S2CID 40312176 Muller Werner E G Koziol Claudia Wiens Matthias Schroder Heinz C 2000 Stress Response in Marine Sponges Genes and Molecules Involved and Their use as Biomarkers Environmental Stressors and Gene Responses Cell and Molecular Response to Stress Vol 1 pp 193 208 doi 10 1016 S1568 1254 00 80016 9 ISBN 978 0 444 50488 3 Ranjan Aashish Townsley Brad T Ichihashi Yasunori Sinha Neelima R Chitwood Daniel H 8 January 2015 An Intracellular Transcriptomic Atlas of the Giant Coenocyte Caulerpa taxifolia PLOS Genetics 11 1 e1004900 doi 10 1371 journal pgen 1004900 PMC 4287348 PMID 25569326 a b Phillips Julie A February 2009 Reproductive ecology of Caulerpa taxifolia Caulerpaceae Bryopsidales in subtropical eastern Australia European Journal of Phycology 44 1 81 88 doi 10 1080 09670260802343640 S2CID 84880590 A closer look at Caulerpa common aquarium species and their care Conscientious Aquarist Magazine Retrieved 2021 05 23 a b Jousson O Pawlowski J Zaninetti L Meinesz A Boudouresque C F 22 October 1998 Molecular evidence for the aquarium origin of the green alga Caulerpa taxifolia introduced to the Mediterranean Sea Marine Ecology Progress Series 172 275 280 Bibcode 1998MEPS 172 275J doi 10 3354 meps172275 a b c Chronology of an Invasion NOVA Retrieved 2021 05 23 Pierre Madl Maricela Yip 2004 Literature Review of Caulerpa taxifolia BUFUS Info 19 31 Retrieved 2007 06 10 Caulerpa Taxifolia or Killer Alga Center for Invasive Species Research Retrieved 2021 05 23 Caulerpa taxifolia Invasive Species Compendium CABI International Archived from the original on 2017 07 23 Retrieved Jan 24 2021 Caulerpa taxifolia Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants University of Florida Archived from the original on 2017 08 06 Retrieved Jan 24 2021 Introduced Species Summary Project Killer Algae Caulerpa taxifolia columbia edu Retrieved 2021 05 23 a b Wiedenmann J Baumstark A Pillen T L Meinesz A Vogel W 19 February 2001 DNA fingerprints of Caulerpa taxifolia provide evidence for the introduction of an aquarium strain into the Mediterranean Sea and its close relationship to an Australian population Marine Biology 138 2 229 234 doi 10 1007 s002270000456 S2CID 84150417 a b Aquatic Invasive Species on the West Coast NOAA Fisheries Retrieved 2021 05 23 a b c Fifteen years ago it was a small patch of seaweed now it threatens to ruin the Mediterranean coast The Guardian 3 August 1999 Retrieved 2021 05 23 Caulerpa taxifolia Invasive Species Compendium Retrieved 2021 05 23 Jaubert Jean M Chisholm John R M Ducrot Danielle Ripley Herb T Roy Laura Passeron Seitre Gilles December 1999 No deleterious alterations in Posidonia beds in the Bay of Menton France eight years after Caulerpa taxifolia colonization Journal of Phycology 35 6 1113 1119 doi 10 1046 j 1529 8817 1999 3561113 x S2CID 85127610 Relini G M Relini and G Torchia 1998 Fish biodiversity in a Caulerpa taxifolia meadow in the Ligurian Sea Italian Journal of Zoology 65 Supplement 465 470 Francour P Harmelin Vivien M Harmelin J G Duclerc J 1 March 1995 Impact of Caulerpa taxifolia colonization on the littoral ichthyofauna of North Western Mediterranean sea preliminary results Hydrobiologia 300 1 345 353 doi 10 1007 BF00024475 S2CID 23445784 Wright Jeffrey T McKenzie Louise A Gribben Paul E 2007 A decline in the abundance and condition of a native bivalve associated with Caulerpa taxifolia invasion Marine and Freshwater Research 58 3 263 doi 10 1071 MF06150 Taylor Skye L Bishop Melanie J Kelaher Brendan P Glasby Tim M 16 December 2010 Impacts of detritus from the invasive alga Caulerpa taxifolia on a soft sediment community Marine Ecology Progress Series 420 73 81 Bibcode 2010MEPS 420 73T doi 10 3354 meps08903 Killer Algae Invades Southern Cal Wired Retrieved 2021 05 23 Williams Sl Schroeder Sl 2004 Eradication of the invasive seaweed Caulerpa taxifolia by chlorine bleach Marine Ecology Progress Series 272 69 76 Bibcode 2004MEPS 272 69W doi 10 3354 meps272069 Agua Hedionda Caulerpa Taxifolia Eradication Program Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project Retrieved 2021 05 23 Assembly Bill No 1334 Chapter 338 California Legislative Information Retrieved 2021 05 23 Noxious Weeds Notice of Availability of Petitions To Regulate Caulerpa Federal Register 26 October 2004 Retrieved 2021 05 23 Noxious Weed Regulations PDF govinfo gov Retrieved 2021 05 23 Thibaut Thierry Meinesz Alexandre Amade Philippe Charrier Stephane De Angelis Kate Ierardi Santina Mangialajo Luisa Melnick Jennifer Vidal Valerie June 2001 Elysia subornata Mollusca a potential control agent of the alga Caulerpa taxifolia Chlorophyta in the Mediterranean Sea Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 81 3 497 504 doi 10 1017 S0025315401004143 S2CID 85066136 Further reading EditPeplow Mark 23 March 2005 Algae create glue to repair cell damage Nature news050321 11 doi 10 1038 news050321 11 LaMonica Martin 20 May 2005 Start up drills for oil in algae CNET Theodoropoulos David 2003 Invasion Biology Critique of a Pseudoscience pages 42 159 Avvar Books Blythe CA 237 p ISBN 0 9708504 1 7External links Edit Wikispecies has information related to Caulerpa taxifolia Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caulerpa taxifolia Attack of the killer algae Eric Noel Munoz on YouTube Killer Algae 2001 BBC Documentary In depth article on invasions of Caulerpa taxifolia source as escaped aquarium plant etc Caulerpa Taxifolia fact sheet An excerpt from Killer Algae by Alexandre Meinesz Caulerpa taxifolia at the Center for Invasive Species Research Deep Sea Invasion Nova TV series broadcast April 1 2003 Species Profile Caulerpa Mediterranean Clone Caulerpa taxifolia National Invasive Species Information Center United States National Agricultural Library Lists general information and resources for Caulerpa Mediterranean Clone Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caulerpa taxifolia amp oldid 1136414212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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