A note on the obligate symbiotic association between crab Zebrida adamsii White, 1847 (Decapoda: Pilumnidae) and Flower Urchin Toxopneustes pileolus (Lamarck, 1816) (Camarodonta: Toxopneustidae) from the Gulf of Mannar, India
oleh: R. Saravanan, N. Ramamoorthy, I. Syed Sadiq, K. Shanmuganathan, G. Gopakumar
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| Diterbitkan: | Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-08-01 |
Deskripsi
<p>The association of Parthenopid crab <em>Zebrida adamsii</em> and flower urchin <em>Toxopneustes pileolus</em> is reported for the first time from Gulf of Mannar. The Parthenopid crab <em>Zebrida adamsii</em> has been found to be associated exclusively with these sea urchins and this obligatory association has been studied by introducing another host sea urchin <em>Salmacis virgulata </em>to understand host preferences.</p><div> </div>