The association of two gall crabs (Brachyura: Cryptochiridae) with the reef-building coral Siderastrea stellata Verrill, 1868

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 559, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 379-384

  Johnsson, R ^a   Neves, E ^a   Franco, G M O ^b   Da Silveira, F L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptochiridae; Gall crabs; Scleractinian corals; South Atlantic Ocean; Symbiotic associations

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; OCEAN HABITATS;

CRYPTOCHIRIDAE; GALL CRABS; SCLERACTINIAN CORALS; SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY;

CORAL; CORAL REEF; CRAB; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTHWEST); BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

AGARICIA FRAGILIS; ANTHOZOA; BRACHYURA; CRYPTOCHIRIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FAVIIDAE; MUSSIDAE; OPECARCINUS HYPOSTEGUS; SCLERACTINIA; SIDERASTREA STELLATA; SIDERASTREIDAE; TROGLOCARCINUS CORALLICOLA;

EID: 32144445104     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-005-9307-4     Document Type: Article

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