Improved access to field survey infrastructure throughout South-East Asia has allowed for a
greater intensity of biodiversity surveys than ever before. The rocky bottoms and coral reef …

Phestilla melanobrachia is a coral-eating nudibranch widely distributed in the tropical
Pacific. Previous studies have revealed only two colour morphs of P. melanobrachia, an …

Phestilla is a small genus of scleractinain-coral-eating nudibranchs that comprises 11 valid
species distributed throughout the Indo-Pacific region. We conducted a qualitative survey in …

We studied the morphology, host specificity, feeding rate and larval settlement preference of
the corallivorous nudibranch Phestilla subodiosa collected from the field. These specimens …

Recreational diving, under the continual growth of the scuba diving industry, may escalate
coral reef damage as one of the substantial anthropogenic impacts and is of pressing …

Tubastraea, commonly known as sun coral, is a genus of brightly coloured azooxanthellate
corals in the family Dendrophylliidae. The diversity of this genus is low, with only seven …

Tubastraea is a genus of azooxanthellate scleractinian corals belonging to the family
Dendrophylliidae, which are commonly called sun corals. This genus currently has only …

Abstract The tropical Indo-Pacific aeolid nudibranchs of the Fionidae are poorly known and
have not been studied in a concerted manner. Many undescribed species are found …

Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the study of coral-associated gastropods. In
particular, the description of several new species in conjunction with their host specificity or …

A corallivorous nudibranch from the South China Sea reproduced explosively and caused
extensive damage to Porites in our aquarium. In this study, morphological and molecular …