A revision of Queensland Lithophagine mussels (Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Lithophaginae)

Wilson, Barry

doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.32.1979.470

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“…Some species (Lithophaga spp.) live in dead corals (Wilson, 1979;Kleemann, 1990;Owada, 2007), which indicates that they probably use the coral only for shelter. This may explain why some Leiosolenus species appear to show little selectivity regarding which specific mushroom coral host they select, unless the host itself has developed immunity against its intruder.…”

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“…Leiosolenus is considered a subgenus in Lithophaga in some studies (Wilson, 1979; and a separate genus in others (e.g. Wilson, 1985;Owada, 2007;Owada & Hoeksema, 2011 and L. cf.…”

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“…Furthermore, a coral may not only act as host when it is alive but it can also serve as substrate for some other species only when it is dead (Wilson, 1979;Kleemann, 1990;Morton, 1990;Hutchings et al, 1992;Moreno-Forero et al, 1998;Fonseca et al, 2006, López et al, 2008.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The mushroom coral as a habitat

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The evolution of symbiotic relationships involving reef corals has had much impact on tropical marine biodiversity. Because of their endosymbiotic algae (zooxanthellae) corals can grow fast in tropical shallow seas where they form reefs that supply food, substrate and shelter for other organisms. Many coral symbionts are host-specific, depending on particular coral species for their existence. Some of these animals have become popular objects for underwater photographers and aquarists, whereas others are hardly noticed or considered pests. Loss of a single coral host species also leads to the disappearance of some of its associated fauna. In the present study we show which mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) are known to act as hosts for other organisms, such as acoel flatworms, copepods, barnacles, gall crabs, pontoniine shrimps, mytilid bivalves, epitoniid snails, coralliophilid snails, fish and certain types of zooxanthellae. Several of these associated organisms appear to be host-specific whereas other species are generalists and not even necessarily restricted to fungiid hosts. Heliofungia actiniformis is one of the most hospitable coral species known with a recorded associated fauna consisting of at least 23 species. The availability of a phylogeny reconstruction of the Fungiidae enables comparisons of closely related species of mushroom corals regarding their associated fauna. Application of a phylogenetic ecological analysis indicates that the presence or absence of associated organisms is evolutionarily derived or habitat-induced. Some associations appear to be restricted to certain evolutionary lineages within the Fungiidae, whereas the absence of associated species may be determined by ecomorphological traits of the host corals, such as coral dimensions (coral diameter and thickness) and polyp shape (tentacle size).

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“…Leiosolenus is considered a subgenus in Lithophaga in some studies (Wilson, 1979; and a separate genus in others (e.g. Wilson, 1985;Owada, 2007;Owada & Hoeksema, 2011 and L. cf.…”

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“…The common corals Montipora erythraea and Cyphastrea chalcidicum were found to be infested by purple colored bivalves identified by K. Kleemann as Lithophaga purpurea Kleemann. Lithophaginae are taxonomically categorized by various physical characteristics such as coloration, shell size and structure and soft body morphology (Wilson 1979, Kleemann 1980, Morton & Scott 1980. Due to the strong resemblance between species of live-coral boring Lithophaga, morphological techniques alone provide a rather subjective method of taxonomy (see McLaughlin et al 1982).…”

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“…These differences may act as a driving force for speciation of cryptobionts such as boring bivalves (see Wilson 1979). …”

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Speciation in the coral-boring bivalve Lithophaga purpurea: evidence from ecological, biochemical and SEM analysis

Brickner¹,

Kramarsky‐Winter²,

Mokady³

et al. 1993

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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The bonng mytil~d L~thophaga purpurea densely inhabits the scleractinian corals Cyphastrea c h a l c~d~c u m (Forskal 1775) and Montlpora erythraea Marenzeler, 1907 In the Gulf of Ellat, Red Sea Profound differences in reproductive seasons postlarval shell morphology and isozyme polymorphism exlst between the bivalve populatlons inhabihng the 2 coral specles w h~c h share the same reef environments Two distlnct reproductive seasons were identified in the blvalves L purpurea inhabiting A4 erythraea reproduce in summer while those In C chalcjd~cum reproduce in late fall or early winter SEM observations revealed distlnct postlarval shell morphologies of bivalves inhabiting the 2 coral hosts Postlarvae from C c h a l c~d c u m are chalactenzed by tooth-like structures on their dissoconch, as opposed to the smooth dissoconch surface of postlarvae from M erythraea In addition, there is a significant difference ( p < 0 001) In prodissoconch height between the 2 bivalve populations Results obtained from isozyme electrophores~s showed d~stinct patterns of aminopeptidase (LAP) and esterase polymorphism, indicating genehc differences between the 2 populahons These data strongly support the hypothesis that L purpurea inhabiting the 2 coral hosts are indeed 2 d~stlnct specles Species specificity between corals and their symbionts may therefore be more predominant than prev~ously beheved

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Coral-Boring Fauna of the Great Nicobar Island

Namboothri

Fernando

2012

Ecology of Faunal Communities on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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A revision of Queensland Lithophagine mussels (Bivalvia, Mytilidae, Lithophaginae)

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The mushroom coral as a habitat

The mushroom coral as a habitat

Speciation in the coral-boring bivalve Lithophaga purpurea: evidence from ecological, biochemical and SEM analysis

Coral-Boring Fauna of the Great Nicobar Island

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