Crabs are important ecosystem engineers in marine habitats worldwide. Based on long-term
data, we analyzed the species composition and infestation indices of epibionts and …

Coral-associated fauna predominantly consists of invertebrates and constitutes an important
component of coral reef biodiversity. The symbionts depend on their hosts for food, shelter …

Highly specialized cryptochirid crabs are obligate symbionts of scleractinian corals in
tropical and subtropical seas. General morphologies of cryptochirid crabs remain poorly …

Giant clam shells provide a solid substrate for various species of epibionts. Yet, it is not well
known how epibiont communities vary among populations of different giant clam species …

The pea crabs, superfamily Pinnotheroidea, are exceptional among brachyuran crabs in
their diverse symbiotic associations involving both inquilinism and protective symbiosis …

Bioerosion caused by boring mussels (Mytilidae: Lithophaginae) can negatively impact coral
reef health. During biodiversity surveys of coral-associated fauna in Curaçao (southern …

Marine symbiotic Palaemonidae, comprising over 600 species, live in association with
marine invertebrates of different phyla, like Cnidaria, Echinodermata, Mollusca, Porifera, and …

Most members of the speciose pea crab family (Decapoda: Brachyura: Pinnotheridae) are
characterized by their symbioses with marine invertebrates in various host phyla. The …

Symbioses play important roles in forming the structural and distributional patterns of marine
diversity. Understanding how interspecies interactions through symbioses contribute to …

ABSTRACT Pea crabs (Decapoda, Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833) are host to multiple
species of ectoparasitic (Bopyridae) and endoparasitic (Entoniscidae) isopods worldwide …