Ability of Monaco shrimp Lysmata seticaudata (Decapoda: Hippolytidae) to control the pest glass anemone Aiptasia pallida (Actiniaria: Aiptasidae)

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-165

  Calado, Ricardo ^a   Narciso, Luís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aiptasia pallida; Biological control; Lysmata seticaudata; Marine ornamentals; Monaco shrimp

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL;

ACTINIARIA; AIPTASIA PALLIDA; ANEMONE; HIPPOLYTIDAE; LYSMATA SETICAUDATA;

EID: 21244469410     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-004-0210-6     Document Type: Article

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