Filamentous turf algae on tube worms intensify damage in massive Porites corals

Ecology. 2019 Jun;100(6):e02668. doi: 10.1002/ecy.2668. Epub 2019 Mar 29.

Authors

Bert W Hoeksema^{1

2}, Roeland J van der Schoot¹, Dagmar Wels¹, Chad M Scott³, Harry A Ten Hove¹

Affiliations

¹ Taxonomy and Systematics Group, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, Leiden, 2300 RA, The Netherlands.
² Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, PO Box 9505, Leiden, 2300 RA, The Netherlands.
³ New Heaven Reef Conservation Program, 48 Moo 2, Koh Tao, Suratthani, 84360, Thailand.

No abstract available

Keywords: Spirobranchus; Christmas tree worm; Gulf of Thailand; Okinawa; Serpulidae; associated fauna; coral injury; coral reef; epibiont.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Anthozoa*
Coral Reefs