Helioseris cucullata as a host coral at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean
In order to demonstrate how scleractinian corals contribute to marine biodiversity by their host function, information on associated fauna was gathered during a biological survey at St. Eustatius, eastern Caribbean. This knowledge is especially urgent for a host coral such as Helioseris cucullata (A...
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| author | Hoeksema, B van Beusekom, M ten Hove, H Ivanenko, V Van Der Meij, S van Moorsel, G |
| author_facet | Hoeksema, B van Beusekom, M ten Hove, H Ivanenko, V Van Der Meij, S van Moorsel, G |
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| description | In order to demonstrate how scleractinian corals contribute to marine biodiversity by their host function, information on associated fauna was gathered during a biological survey at St. Eustatius, eastern Caribbean. This knowledge is especially urgent for a host coral such as Helioseris cucullata (Agariciidae), which has undergone strong declines in abundance at various Caribbean localities and has a poor record of associated fauna. New records of H. cucullata as host are presented for the coral gall crab Opecarcinus hypostegus (Cryptochiridae), the Christmas tree worm Spirobranchus giganteus (Serpulidae) and an unidentified serpulid tube worm of the genus Vermiliopsis. A second association record is reported for the coral barnacle Megatrema madreporarum (Pyrgomatidae). Coral-associated copepods were not found on H. cucullata despite a search for these animals. The new records were compared with previous records of other host coral species that showed elements of the same associated fauna. The present findings indicate that new discoveries concerning Caribbean coral reef biodiversity can still be made during field expeditions by targeting the assemblages of associated fauna of specific benthic host species |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:8a046dee-b9bb-4541-8c94-db7b2fe08d062022-03-26T22:28:34ZHelioseris cucullata as a host coral at St. Eustatius, Dutch CaribbeanJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:8a046dee-b9bb-4541-8c94-db7b2fe08d06Symplectic Elements at OxfordSpringer verlag2016Hoeksema, Bvan Beusekom, Mten Hove, HIvanenko, VVan Der Meij, Svan Moorsel, GIn order to demonstrate how scleractinian corals contribute to marine biodiversity by their host function, information on associated fauna was gathered during a biological survey at St. Eustatius, eastern Caribbean. This knowledge is especially urgent for a host coral such as Helioseris cucullata (Agariciidae), which has undergone strong declines in abundance at various Caribbean localities and has a poor record of associated fauna. New records of H. cucullata as host are presented for the coral gall crab Opecarcinus hypostegus (Cryptochiridae), the Christmas tree worm Spirobranchus giganteus (Serpulidae) and an unidentified serpulid tube worm of the genus Vermiliopsis. A second association record is reported for the coral barnacle Megatrema madreporarum (Pyrgomatidae). Coral-associated copepods were not found on H. cucullata despite a search for these animals. The new records were compared with previous records of other host coral species that showed elements of the same associated fauna. The present findings indicate that new discoveries concerning Caribbean coral reef biodiversity can still be made during field expeditions by targeting the assemblages of associated fauna of specific benthic host species |
| spellingShingle | Hoeksema, B van Beusekom, M ten Hove, H Ivanenko, V Van Der Meij, S van Moorsel, G Helioseris cucullata as a host coral at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean |
| title | Helioseris cucullata as a host coral at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean |
| title_full | Helioseris cucullata as a host coral at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean |
| title_fullStr | Helioseris cucullata as a host coral at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Helioseris cucullata as a host coral at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean |
| title_short | Helioseris cucullata as a host coral at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean |
| title_sort | helioseris cucullata as a host coral at st eustatius dutch caribbean |
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