First record of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata preying on colonies of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora Cervicornis in the southeastern outplanting sites of the Dominican Republic

First record of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata preying on colonies of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora Cervicornis in the southeastern outplanting sites of the Dominican Republic

Several fireworms Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) were observed feeding on coral colonies or transplanted fragments of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816), in outplanting sites at Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. The fireworm H. carunculata has a highly negative impa...

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Main Authors: Johanna Calle-Triviño, Camilo Cortés-Useche, Rita Sellares, Jesús Ernesto Arias González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano" 2017-10-01
Series:Novitates Caribaea
Subjects:
Hermodice carunculata
coral reefs
restoration
Acropora cervicornis
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Online Access:http://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/17

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