[HTML][HTML] Host specificity of coral-associated fauna and its relevance for coral reef biodiversity

RJ van der Schoot, BW Hoeksema - International Journal for Parasitology, 2024 - Elsevier
Coral-associated fauna predominantly consists of invertebrates and constitutes an important
component of coral reef biodiversity. The symbionts depend on their hosts for food, shelter …

A review of Caribbean Copepoda associated with reef-dwelling cnidarians, echinoderms and sponges

OA Korzhavina, BW Hoeksema, VN Ivanenko - Contributions to Zoology, 2019 - brill.com
This review of copepod crustaceans associated with reef-dwelling cnidarians, sponges and
echinoderms of the Greater Caribbean is based on published records, systematically …

[HTML][HTML] Abundance of coral-associated fauna in relation to depth and eutrophication along the leeward side of Curaçao, southern Caribbean

RJ van der Schoot, BW Hoeksema - Marine Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Coral-associated invertebrates contribute much to the biodiversity of Caribbean coral reefs.
Although the nature of their symbiotic relation is usually not fully understood, they can cause …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of wave exposure and host cover on coral-associated fauna of a centuries-old artificial reef in the Caribbean

MM Lymperaki, CEL Hill, BW Hoeksema - Ecological Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
An increasing number of artificial reefs (ARs) are constructed to compensate for the loss of
natural reefs (NRs), but little is known about their benthic community composition. Here, we …

The scleractinian Agaricia undata as a new host for the coral-gall crab Opecarcinus hypostegus at Bonaire, southern Caribbean

JE García-Hernández, W de Gier, GWNM van Moorsel… - Symbiosis, 2020 - Springer
The Caribbean scleractinian reef coral Agaricia undata (Agariciidae) is recorded for the first
time as a host of the coral-gall crab Opecarcinus hypostegus (Cryptochiridae). The identity of …

Phylogeography and genetic diversity of the commercially-collected Caribbean blue-legged hermit crab (Clibanarius tricolor)

TE Stark, N Simoes, M Daly - Conservation Genetics, 2021 - Springer
Shifts from ornamental fish tanks to functional reef ecosystem aquaria has led to
unprecedented pressure on marine invertebrate fisheries. The Caribbean blue-legged …

Fish, coral, and sponge assemblages associated with altiphotic and mesophotic reefs along the Guánica Biosphere Reserve continental shelf edge, Southwest Puerto …

JE Garcia-Hernandez, PJ Sanchez… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The benthic and fish communities of the central portion of the Guánica, Puerto Rico shelf
edge were studied to determine species abundance, distributions and species overlap …

De novo transcriptome assembly of the coral Agaricia lamarcki (Lamarck's sheet coral) from mesophotic depth in southwest Puerto Rico

AJ Veglia, NM Hammerman, RE Rivera-Vicéns… - Marine genomics, 2018 - Elsevier
The plating coral, Agaricia lamarcki is a widely distributed species inhabiting reefs across
the Caribbean basin and Florida. This species is of interest since it is considered a depth …

Comment on Bang et al. Two New Species of the Genus Longipedia Claus, 1863 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Longipediidae) from Korea, with an Update and a Key to …

NV Schizas, HU Dahms, P Kangtia, AMG Estronza… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diversity | Free Full-Text | Comment on Bang et al. Two New Species of the Genus Longipedia
Claus, 1863 (Copepoda: Harpacticoida: Longipediidae) from Korea, with an Update and a Key …