Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India
Joint Authors
Ayyagari, Archana
Kondamudi, Ramesh Babu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
The present study reports a new association between the sea urchin Stomopneustes variolaris (Lamarck, 1816) and the polychaete Lumbrineris latreilli (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1834) based on the specimens collected intertidally at Bay of Bengal (Visakhapatnam, east coast of India).
Out of 60 sea urchins collected, 10 (16.67%) were associated with the polychaete.
The prevalence increased with the increasing sea urchin test diameter.
All polychaetes were exclusively found between the spines, in the aboral region of the host.
This association protects the polychaete from the predators during displacement from its natural habitat.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ayyagari, Archana& Kondamudi, Ramesh Babu. 2014. Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India. Journal of Marine Sciences،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041131
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ayyagari, Archana& Kondamudi, Ramesh Babu. Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India. Journal of Marine Sciences No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041131
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ayyagari, Archana& Kondamudi, Ramesh Babu. Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India. Journal of Marine Sciences. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041131
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1041131