Distribution of gall crabs inhabiting mushroom corals on Semporna reefs, Malaysia

Marine Biodiversity

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-59

  van der Meij, Sancia E T ^a   Hoeksema, Bert W ^a  

^a NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Associated fauna; Dacryomaia; Fungicola; Sabah; Scleractinia; Species richness

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CORAL REEF; CRAB; FAUNA; FISHING; GALL; MUSHROOM; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES RICHNESS;

EAST MALAYSIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH; SEMPORNA;

ANTHOZOA; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CRYPTOCHIRIDAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGIIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; SCLERACTINIA;

EID: 84874194647     PISSN: 18671616     EISSN: 18671624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12526-012-0135-2     Document Type: Article

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