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scientific article | Caribb J Sci

Report of Thecacineta calix (Ciliophora: Suctorea) as an epibiont of harpacticoid copepods from Caribbean mesophotic reefs

Chatterjee T, Fernandez-Leborans G, Schizas NV


Abstract

The present study reports a new record of the suctorian ciliate Thecacineta calix (Schröder, 1907) as an epibiont of harpacticoid copepods from the mesophotic coral ecosystems of Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands (St. John). Morphological measurements of the epibionts are presented. Distribution and host specificity of T. calix is also discussed.

Research sites
US Virgin Islands St. John Lat: 18.222 Lon: -64.676
Puerto Rico Caja de Muertos Island, Ponce Lat: 17.853 Lon: -66.581
Puerto Rico Buoy, La Parguera Lat: 17.888 Lon: -66.997
Keywords
Meta-data
Depth range
46- 53 m

Mesophotic “mentions”
13 x (total of 957 words)

Classification
* Presents original data
* Focused on 'mesophotic' depth range
* Focused on 'mesophotic coral ecosystem'

Fields
Biodiversity
Ecology

Focusgroups
Crustacea

Locations
Puerto Rico
US Virgin Islands

Platforms
Rebreather

Validated by: Alejandra Hernandez-Agreda | Gal Eyal
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