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Are infestations of Cymomelanodactylus killing Acropora cytherea in the Chagos archipelago?
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Pratchett, M. S., Graham, N. A. J., Sheppard, Charles (Charles R. C.) and Mayes, B. (2010) Are infestations of Cymomelanodactylus killing Acropora cytherea in the Chagos archipelago? Coral Reefs, Vol.29 (No.4). p. 941. doi:10.1007/s00338-010-0654-x
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00338-010-0654-x
Abstract
Associations between branching corals and infaunal crabs are well
known, mostly due to the beneficial effects of Trapezia and Tetralia
crabs in protecting host corals from crown-of-thorns starfish (e.g.,
Pratchett et al. 2000) and/or sedimentation (Stewart et al. 2006).
These crabs are obligate associates of live corals and highly prevalent
across suitable coral hosts, with 1–2 individuals per colony
(Patton 1994). Cymo melanodactylus (Fig. 1) are also prevalent in
branching corals, mostly Acropora, and are known to feed on live
coral tissue, but are generally found in low abundance (<3 per
colony) and do not significantly affect their host corals (e.g., Patton
1994). In the Chagos archipelago, however, infestations of Cymo
melanodactylus were found on recently dead and dying colonies of
Acropora cytherea.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | Q Science > QL Zoology | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Biological Sciences ( -2010) Faculty of Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Xanthidae, Acropora, Islands -- British Indian Ocean Territory, Corals -- Predators of | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Coral Reefs | ||||
| Publisher: | Springer | ||||
| ISSN: | 0722-4028 | ||||
| Official Date: | December 2010 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.29 | ||||
| Number: | No.4 | ||||
| Page Range: | p. 941 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00338-010-0654-x | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Funder: | Great Britain. Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Queensland Smart Futures Fund |
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