Shrimps Associated with Coelenterates, Echinoderms, and Molluscs in the Santa Marta Region, Colombia

Criales, María M.

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“…At least ten species of decapods have been reported associating with D. antillarum, including Mithraculus sculptus (Lamarck, 1818), P. argus, P. gibbesi, Periclemenes sp., Petrolisthes galathinus (Bosc, 1802, Stegopontonia sp., S. hispidus, S. seticornis, Tuleariocaris neglecta, and an unidentified hermit crab (Randall et al, 1964;Chace, 1969;Davis, 1971;Castro, 1974;Gooding, 1974;Schmalfuss, 1976;Criales, 1984;Hayes et al, 1998;Wirtz, 2004;Hayes, 2007). Our study adds P. depressa as an associate.…”

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Decapod crustaceans associating with echinoids in Roatán, Honduras

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Abstract. Echinoids comprise an integral component of coral reef ecosystems, providing trophic links, microhabitats, and refuge for a wide diversity of symbiotic organisms. We studied the association of at least eight species of decapod crustacean ectosymbionts with six species of echinoids at Roatán, Honduras, during 6-11 September 2015. Decapods associated most frequently with the echinoid Diadema antillarum (10.80% of individuals of this echinoid, six decapod species; n 799), followed by Eucidaris tribuloides (1.74%, three species; n 746), Echinometra lucunter (1.30%, six species; n 8349), Tripneustes ventricosus (0.86%, four species; n 1167), Echinometra viridis (0.23%, two species; n 862), and Lytechinus variegatus (0%, no species; n 12). Of 239 individual decapods observed, Percnon gibbesi was the most common species (48.5% of decapods, four echinoid species), followed by unidentified hermit crabs (Paguridae; 27.2%, five species), Stenorhynchus seticornis (11.7%, three species), Stenopus hispidus (6.3%, three species), Plagusia depressa (3.3%, three species), Panulirus argus (1.3%, one species), an unidentified small crab (possibly Pitho sp.; 1.3%, one species), and Mithrax verrucosus (0.4%, one species). The frequency of association varied with water depth for P. gibbesi, which associated more frequently with D. antillarum in shallow water ( 5 m), and S. seticornis, which associated more frequently with D. antillarum in deep water ( 5 m). None of the decapod species associated exclusively with echinoids or was specialized for associating with echinoids. Decapods associated with the longest-spined species, D. antillarum, at a rate more than six times higher than that of any other echinoid species, supporting the hypothesis that decapods seek shelter among the spines of echinoids to benefit from decreased predation.

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Decapod crustaceans associating with echinoids in Roatán, Honduras

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“…These findings suggested that hydrodynamics (water confinement) and differences in depth on shallow coastal-reef benches influence the distribution of subtidal decapods, and agree with observations by Martínez-Iglesias and García-Raso (1999) and Huang et al (2011), who included these among the main factors that influence the distribution of benthic invertebrates. The third group was formed by the crab Domecia acanthophora, the only species found only on the fire coral Millepora alcicornis Linnaeus, 1758, showing the importance of inter-specific associations existing on reef ecosystems (Patton, 1967;Criales, 1984;Wirtz and Udekem d'Acoz, 2008;Wirtz et al, 2009).…”

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Composition and spatial distribution of subtidal decapoda on the "Reef Coast", northeastern Brazil, evaluated through a low-impact visual census technique

2012

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This study investigated the composition and spatial distribution of the sublittoral decapods on the reefs of Porto de Galinhas Beach, southern coast of Pernambuco, Brazil, through the Underwater Visual Census technique. Data were collected monthly, at night during full-moon tides in low tide periods from June 2004 to May 2005, using SCUBA diving and a visual census with a fixed belt transect (20 m long). Three sampling areas were defined: Confined Waters (low hydrodynamics) with shallow sites (up to 2.5 m deep); Semi-open Water (3 to 6 m deep), influenced by waves and tidal currents (moderate hydrodynamics); and Open Water (7 to 10 m deep), in the breaker zone (high hydrodynamics). A total of 6,287 individuals of 34 species belonging to the infraorders Brachyura (19 species), Achelata and Anomura (5 species each), Caridea (3 species), and Stenopodidea and Astacidea (1 species each) were collected. Two decapod assemblages were distinguished: in a habitat with low hydrodynamics and shallow (Confined) water; and in a habitat with moderate to high hydrodynamics and depths of 3 to 10 m (Semi-open and Open water). At the sites with high hydrodynamics, i.e., the Open-water Area in the breaker zone, decapod diversity was significantly lower than in the other, protected areas on the reef bench. These results suggest that the distribution of subtidal decapods on coastal reefs is influenced by depth and exposure to water stress caused by waves and currents (hydrodynamics). The visual census technique with SCUBA proved to be suitable for ecological studies on subtidal decapods.

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“…Similar colour descriptions were provided by Pequegnat & Ray (1974, with photograph), Christoffersen (1979) and Rodríguez (1986). However, Criales (1984) noted that the Santa Marta specimen associated with a crinoid (see below) was 'dark brown', matching the colour of its 'host'.…”

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Revision of theAlpheus cristulifronsspecies complex (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae), with description of a new species from the tropical eastern Atlantic

2008

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The taxonomy of the snapping shrimpAlpheus cristulifronsRathbun, 1900, previously reported from the eastern Pacific and western and eastern Atlantic, is reviewed based on molecular data (COI), morphology and colour patterns. Three species are recognized in theA. cristulifronsspecies complex.Alpheus cristulifrons sensu strictois restricted to the western Atlantic, ranging from Florida and the Caribbean Sea to southern Brazil. The eastern PacificA. cristulifrons sensuKim & Abele, 1988 corresponds toA. utriensisRamos & Von Prahl, 1989, ranging from the Gulf of California to Colombia; this species can be separated fromA. cristulifronsby the absence of balaeniceps setae on the male minor chela and the presence of bands on the antennular and antennal flagella. The eastern AtlanticA. cristulifronssensuCrosnier & Forest, 1966 is described asA. xanthocarpussp. nov. based on recently collected material from the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea; this species differs fromA. cristulifronsby the posteriorly more extending rostral carina and the presence of conspicuous yellow spots on the carpus and chela of the second pereiopod. Molecular data suggest thatA. utriensisis the eastern Pacific sister clade to the amphi-Atlntic clade that includesA. cristulifronsandA. xanthocarpussp. nov.

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Shrimps Associated with Coelenterates, Echinoderms, and Molluscs in the Santa Marta Region, Colombia

Cited by 47 publications

References 3 publications

Decapod crustaceans associating with echinoids in Roatán, Honduras

Decapod crustaceans associating with echinoids in Roatán, Honduras

Composition and spatial distribution of subtidal decapoda on the "Reef Coast", northeastern Brazil, evaluated through a low-impact visual census technique

Revision of theAlpheus cristulifronsspecies complex (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae), with description of a new species from the tropical eastern Atlantic

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