Publisher : Bulletin of Marine Science
Place of publication :
Publication year : 1999
Thematic : Coral Reef
Language : English
Note
Gorgonian-associated fauna from Singapore are listed, representated by seven phyla,
17 families, 23 genera and 23 identified and seven unidentified species. Museum reference
numbers, method of collection, locality, depth (where available), host, collector, and
date collected (where available) are presented for each specimen collected. The associated
animal is also classified in terms of the frequency of occurrence on host species
(common, occasional, rare), persistence of the relationship (persistent or intermittent
occurrence on host), category of association (scavenger, predator, parasite, commensal,
mutualist), location in the host (endo- or ecto-symbiont), dependence on host (obligate or
facultative), and specificity to particular host species or genera. At least 16 of the 31
known gorgonian species in Singapore host associated fauna.
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Keywords : Diplodus spp.
Encoded by : Pauline Carmel Joy Eje