… The similar observations reported by Wicksten [50,51] on other majid species found
worldwide, but in the same habitat investigated here, would suggest that arborescent bryozoans,
whether native, introduced, or cryptogenic, may have an important ecological role acting
positively at least on some crab populations or species by facilitating their camouflage in the
fouling communities of harbors. Finally, Skelhorn et al. [54] highlighted decoration in terrestrial
caterpillars with non-edible items, thus causing repellence in predators, a phenomenon also …