Epibiont occurrence on gastropod shells used by the hermit crab Loxopagurus loxochelis (Anomura: Diogenidae) on the northern coast of São Paulo, Brazil

Epibiont occurrence on gastropod shells used by the hermit crab Loxopagurus loxochelis (Anomura: Diogenidae) on the northern coast of São Paulo, Brazil

Gastropod shells occupied by hermit crabs are an important attachment substrate for epifauna, and these shells are often damaged. The present study aimed to characterize the epibionts and extent of damage for gastropod shells occupied by the hermit crab Loxopagurus loxochelis (Moreira, 1901). Sample...

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Main Authors: Luciane Ayres-Peres, Fernando L. Mantelatto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2010-04-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
Subjects:
Crustacea
Decapoda
exobiont
incrustation
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000200010

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