Christmas tree worms evade smothering by a coral-killing sponge in the Red Sea

Both these worms seemed to live in association with the sponge now instead of with the coral (Fig. 1c), while they were actually still living inside the coral skeleton. Does Spirobranchus giganteus protect host Porites from predation by Acanthaster planci: predator pressure as a mechanism of coevolu...

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Published in:Marine biodiversity 2016-03, Vol.46 (1), p.15-16
Main Authors: Hoeksema, B. W., ten Hove, H. A., Berumen, M. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Blanketing
Christmas
Coevolution
Corals
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Interspecific relationships
Life Sciences
New records
Oceanarium
Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Predation
Predators
Worms
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Summary:Both these worms seemed to live in association with the sponge now instead of with the coral (Fig. 1c), while they were actually still living inside the coral skeleton. Does Spirobranchus giganteus protect host Porites from predation by Acanthaster planci: predator pressure as a mechanism of coevolution?. First record of a christmas tree worm in a mushroom coral (Loyalty Islands, Southwest Pacific).
ISSN:1867-1616
1867-1624
DOI:10.1007/s12526-015-0339-3