Nudibranch-sponge feeding dynamics: Benefits of symbiont-containing sponge to Archidoris montereyensis (Cooper, 1862) and recovery of nudibranch feeding scars by Halichondria panicea (Pallas, 1766)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 327, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-46

  Knowlton, Ann L ^a,b   Highsmith, Raymond C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Archidoris; Halichondria; Nudibranch; Porifera; Predation

Indexed keywords

FEEDING ECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; INTERTIDAL COMMUNITY; SPONGE;

ARCHIDORIS; ARCHIDORIS MONTEREYENSIS; HALICHONDRIA; HALICHONDRIA PANICEA; NUDIBRANCHIA; PORIFERA;

EID: 27944450749     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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