Diversity and distribution of coral gall crabs associated with Red Sea mesophotic corals

S Vimercati, TI Terraneo, F Marchese… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Coral-dwelling gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) live in an obligate symbiosis with reef-building
corals from shallow to deep waters. In particular, crabs of the genus Opecarcinus are known …

Does high parasite load contribute to limitation of the poleward range of Acropora corals?

B Sommer, YY Chang, M Beger, JM Pandolfi - Coral Reefs, 2024 - Springer
The role of species interactions in setting species range limits is rarely empirically explored.
Here, we quantify host and parasite densities in subtropical eastern Australia (26.65° …

Parasitism in coral reefs: Trophic ecology of crustacean ascothoracidan parasites and their coral hosts from Malaysia

AK Zalota, AS Savchenko, AA Miroliubov, K Waiho… - Zoology, 2025 - Elsevier
Coral reefs house a great variety of symbiotic associations, including parasitism. One of the
crucial issues in the host-symbiont interactions is the parasites' feeding mode. Does the …

Sea fans and their associated fauna in the marine animal forests of Burdwood Bank at 54° S, SW Atlantic Ocean

PE Meretta, SM Sirito, L Schejter, AP Tapia… - Marine Biodiversity, 2024 - Springer
A detailed analysis of the richness and abundance of invertebrates associated with three
common sea fan species at Burdwood Bank is provided. Samples were acquired during a …

Stony Corals and Their Associated Fauna Residing in Marine Lakes under Extreme Environmental Conditions

LE Becking, SJ Martinez, LP Aji, A Ahmad, A Alzate… - Diversity, 2024 - mdpi.com
Tropical marine lakes are small land-locked marine waterbodies occurring in karstic coastal
areas. During biodiversity surveys in 12 marine lakes in Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua …

Parasites or predators? Gastropod ectoparasites and their scleractinian host corals at Koh Tao, Gulf of Thailand, with the description of a new species

R Mehrotra, M Caballer, D Kaullysing, S Jualaong… - Symbiosis, 2024 - Springer
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 …

Molecular diversity and patterns of co-occurrence of decapod crustaceans associated with branching corals in the central Red Sea

L Macrina, TI Terraneo, R Arrigoni, D Maggioni… - Marine Biodiversity, 2024 - Springer
Crustaceans are one of the most widespread and speciose groups of marine organisms,
fulfilling multiple ecological roles in numerous ecosystems. On coral reefs, many crustacean …

The Trojan seahorse: citizen science pictures of a seahorse harbour insights into the distribution and behaviour of a long-overlooked polychaete worm

CJL Fourreau, L Macrina, JAA Lalas… - …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Symbiotic marine invertebrates can be small, hidden or difficult to find, hampering the
understanding of their distribution and ecological roles. Haplosyllis anthogorgicola is a …

Christmas tree worm Spirobranchus spp.(Annelida: Serpulidae) as indicators of coral health at Weh Island, Aceh Province, Indonesia

A AFKAR, TA BARUS, AH JOHN… - Biodiversitas Journal of …, 2024 - smujo.id
Afkar, Barus TA, John AH, Sarong MA. 2024. Christmas tree worm Spirobranchus
spp.(Annelida: Serpulidae) as indicators of coral health at Weh Island, Aceh Province …

Sustainability life of lobster (sp. Locusta) in the coral reef NRF Sancang Area

D Sugandi - E3S Web of Conferences, 2024 - e3s-conferences.org
Lobsters are shallow water organisms and are often caught by fishermen traditionally. The
aim of the research is to analyze natural lobster catching, the sustainability of lobsters (sp …