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http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/3028| Title: | Parasitism, commensalism or mutualism? The case of Scyphozoa (Coronatae) and horny sponges Relationships between a scyphozoan and horny sponges |
| Keywords: | Nausitoe punctata Cacospongia scalans Dysidea avara D. fragilis Scyphozoa (Coronatae) Demospongiae Northwestern Mediterranean |
| Publisher: | Inter Research |
| Description: | The relationship between the scyphozoan Nausitoe punctata and the horny sponges
Cacospongia scalans, Dysidea avara and D. fragdis was analyzed. Evidence was found for utilization of
the thecae of N. punctata as a substitute for skeletal fibres. Consequently some metabolic costs
associated with skeleton-buildng may be reduced for the sponge. Further potential benefits for the
scyphozoan, e.g. protection against predation and mechanical disturbance, and trophic advantages, are
discussed This association is suggested to be non-parasitic and mutualistic, and widely distributed
among 6 orders and 8 families of the Demospongiae which occur throughout the Northwestern
Mediterranean. This study was supported by Project CICYT MAR91-0528 (Marine Resources and Aquaculture National Program) and a 'Generalitat de Catalunya' fellowship. Peer reviewed |
| URI: | http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10261/3028 |
| Other Identifiers: | Marine Ecology Progress Series. Vol. 81: 247-255 0171-8630 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/3028 |
| Appears in Collections: | Digital Csic |
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