2017
DOI: 10.1186/s41200-017-0127-9
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First record of Protomystides hatsushimaensis (Annelida: Phyllodocidae) inhabiting vacant tubes of vestimentiferan tubeworms

Abstract: Background: Vestimentiferan tubeworms (Annelida: Siboglinidae) often play an important role as a foundation species in chemosynthetic ecosystems by providing microhabitats for other organisms. In the present study, we detected a new relationship between phyllodocid worms and tubes of a vestimentiferan Alaysia sp. Methods: Tubes of Alaysia sp. were collected from a hydrothermal vent field at a depth of 1052 m on the North Iheya Knoll in the Okinawa Trough on January 17, 2000. The Alaysia tubes were fixed with 4… Show more

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“…Vestimentiferan species play an important role in structuring the benthic community by providing microhabitats for other organisms [ 55 , 56 ]. The chitinous tubes of vestimentiferans increase the spatial heterogeneity in soft bottoms and are used as substrata for colonization of various epibenthos, in terms of their taxon and body size [ 57 64 ]. Although only unidentified limpets were found in the surfaces of examined tube specimens, hidden communities of these vestimentiferans would harbor epibenthos and extend their southern limits.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Vestimentiferan species play an important role in structuring the benthic community by providing microhabitats for other organisms [ 55 , 56 ]. The chitinous tubes of vestimentiferans increase the spatial heterogeneity in soft bottoms and are used as substrata for colonization of various epibenthos, in terms of their taxon and body size [ 57 64 ]. Although only unidentified limpets were found in the surfaces of examined tube specimens, hidden communities of these vestimentiferans would harbor epibenthos and extend their southern limits.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%