Nocturnal Predation of Christmas Tree Worms by a Batwing Coral Crab at Bonaire (Southern Caribbean)

Ellen Muller; Werner de Gier; Harry A. ten Hove; Godfried W. N. M. van Moorsel; Bert W. Hoeksema

doi:10.3390/d12120455

Diversity (Nov 2020)

Nocturnal Predation of Christmas Tree Worms by a Batwing Coral Crab at Bonaire (Southern Caribbean)

Ellen Muller,
Werner de Gier,
Harry A. ten Hove,
Godfried W. N. M. van Moorsel,
Bert W. Hoeksema

Affiliations

Ellen Muller: Kaya Platina 3, Nawati, Bonaire, Caribbean, The Netherlands
Werner de Gier: Taxonomy and Systematics Group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
Harry A. ten Hove: Taxonomy and Systematics Group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
Godfried W. N. M. van Moorsel: Ecosub, Berkenlaantje 2, 3956 DM Leersum, The Netherlands
Bert W. Hoeksema: Taxonomy and Systematics Group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/d12120455
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 12
p. 455

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Christmas tree worms (Serpulidae: Spirobranchus) occur in shallow parts of coral reefs, where they live as associates of a large number of stony coral species [...]

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ISSN: 1424-2818 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
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