Notes on the Inhabitants of Certain Sponges at Bimini

Pearse, A. S.

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“…Sponges are a particularly dominant structural feature of this habitat (Chiappone & Sullivan 1994, Field & Butler 1994 and function as efficient filterers of small (<5 mm) planktonic particles (Reiswig 1971). Most sponges, such as the massive ( > l m diameter and height) loggerhead sponge Speciospongia vespariurn, shelter numerous animals commensally within their internal chambers (Pearse 1950, Erdman & Blake 1987, Uriz et al 1992. Other macrofauna shelter within crevices beneath sponges and include: stone crabs Menippe mercenaria, spider crabs Mithrax spp., toadfish Opsanus beta, octopus Octopus spp., and juvenile Caribbean spiny lobster Panulirus argus.…”

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Cascading disturbances in Florida Bay, USA:cyanobacteria blooms, sponge mortality, and implications for juvenile spiny lobsters Panulirus argus

Butler¹,

Hunt²,

Herrnkind³

et al. 1995

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

198

158

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t~, William F. ~e r r n k i n d~, Michael J. childress3, Rodney ~e r t e l s e n~, William sharp2, Thomas ~a t t h e w s~, J e n n i f e r M. Field4, Harold G. ~a r s h a l l ' is experiencing an unprecedented series of ecological disturbances. In 1991, following reports of other ecosystem perturbations, we observed widespread and persistent blooms of cyanobacteria that coincided with the decimation of sponge communities over hundreds of square kilometers. Juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters Panulirus argus, among other animals, rely on sponges for shelter; the impact of sponge loss on the abundance of lobsters and their use of shelter, in particular, has been dramatic. The loss of sponges on 27 experimental sites in hard bottom habitat in central Florida Bay resulted in the redistribution of juvenile lobsters among the remaining shelters, an influx of lobsters into sites where artificial shelters were present, and a decline in lobster abundances on sites without artificial shelters. Diver surveys of sponge damage at additional sites in central Florida Bay confirmed that the sponge die-off was widespread and its occurrence coincided with areas that had been exposed to the cyanobacteria bloom. This cascade of disturbances has dramatically altered the community structure of affected hard bottom areas and demonstrates the coupled dynamics of this shallow marine ecosystem.

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Cascading disturbances in Florida Bay, USA:cyanobacteria blooms, sponge mortality, and implications for juvenile spiny lobsters Panulirus argus

Butler¹,

Hunt²,

Herrnkind³

et al. 1995

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

198

158

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“…Patch size and habitat structure such as age structure of the constituent mussels can be quantified easily and their effects on community structure analysed. In marine environments, island models, sometimes designated as 'marine mini-islands' (Schoener 1974b), have been studied for sponges (Pearse 1950, Westinga & Hoetjes 1981 and corals (Abele 1976, Gotelli & Abele 1983. Similar investigations were also performed using submerged artificial plates (Schoener 1974a, Osman 1978, Schoener et aI.…”

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Islands of Mytilus as a habitat for small intertidal animals: effect of island size on community structure

Tsuchiya¹,

Nishihira²

1985

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

143

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Patches of Mytilus edulis 1. composed of similar sized mussels were surveyed in order to investigate the effect of patch size on community structure of associated animals. Each patch included common components such as byssus, shell fragments, sediments. algae and associated animals. Volume of each component increased with patch size. With increasing patch size. species richness and number of individuals of associated animals increased, but decreased per unit patch size. Patch area affected population density more than patch volume. Volume of associated animals per unit patch area was relatively constant, but volume per unit patch volume decreased with increasing patch size. Mean body width of the polychaete Typosyllis adamanteus Jrun'lensis Chlebovitsh increased with patch size, Large individuals of the winkle Littorina brevicula Philippi were not found in smaller patches. At high tides, large numbers of the amphipod Hyale grandicomis Kroyer, which live among algae attached to the patches, were seen on rock surfaces covered by the barnacle Chthamalus challengeri Hoek around the patches. These results can be mainly explained in relation to accumulation of sediments and shell fragments of M, edulis in the patches, and the community structure of the Mytilus island is discussed with reference to species-area relations.

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“…; Macdonald et al, 2005). They are typically found in dense congregations of 10 s to 1000 s of individuals (Pearse, 1932(Pearse, , 1950Dardeau, 1984), often with somewhat skewed sex ratios (personal obs. ; Duffy 1996a), for example, 10-20 male/juvenile shrimp per mature female.…”

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Two New Species of Sponge-Dwelling Snapping Shrimp from the Belizean Barrier Reef, with a Synopsis of the Synalpheus brooksi Species Complex

Macdonald¹,

Duffy²

2006

American Museum Novitates

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Two new species of sponge-dwelling snapping shrimp in the genus Synalpheus are described. Synalpheus carpenteri is based on specimens collected from the Belizean Barrier Reef, the Exuma Islands of the Bahamas, and the Atlantic Coast of Panama, while Synalpheus ruetzleri is based on specimens collected from the Belizean Barrier Reef and the Atlantic Coast of Panama. Both species belong to a group of closely related shrimp (the ''Synalpheus brooksi complex'') that includes Synalpheus brooksi, Synalpheus bousfieldi, Synalpheus chacei, and possibly additional undescribed species. All species in the complex are remarkably similar in morphology, but Synalpheus carpenteri is readily recognizable by its brilliant orange color in life, its habitation solely in sponges of the genus Agelas, its squat, wide-based telson, and the short lateral spines of its scaphocerite and basicerite. Synalpheus ruetzleri appears unique within the complex in possessing a well-developed blade on the scaphocerite. Specimens of Synalpheus brooksi and S. bousfieldi from Belize and other localities are also figured to facilitate separation of members of the brooksi complex.

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Notes on the Inhabitants of Certain Sponges at Bimini

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Cascading disturbances in Florida Bay, USA:cyanobacteria blooms, sponge mortality, and implications for juvenile spiny lobsters Panulirus argus

Cascading disturbances in Florida Bay, USA:cyanobacteria blooms, sponge mortality, and implications for juvenile spiny lobsters Panulirus argus

Islands of Mytilus as a habitat for small intertidal animals: effect of island size on community structure

Two New Species of Sponge-Dwelling Snapping Shrimp from the Belizean Barrier Reef, with a Synopsis of the Synalpheus brooksi Species Complex

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