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Zibrowius, H.. |
After introductory remarks on the solitary coral genera Heterocyathus and Heteropsammia, commonly known to be symbiotic with a sipunculan inhabiting a gastropod shell, Heterocyathus japonicus is redescribed in detail. It occurs from Taiwan to northern Honshu, Japan. It is the first of these symbiotic corals to be found in association with an alternative partner, living specimens of the large scaphopod Fissidentalium vernedei. The coral always occupies the apical end of the shell, the part that protrudes from the sediment. It is thus preserved from being buried and is maintained in an upright position (the same advantages it also gets when its partner is a sipunculan). On live F. vernedei, H. japonicus incrusts a manganese rich black mineral coating that... |
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Scleractinia; Scaphopoda; Sipuncula; Heterocyathus symbiosis; Manganese crust; Japan; Taiwan; China Sea.; 42.72. |
Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/317701 |
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Vervoort, W.; Zibrowius, H.. |
CONTENTS 1. Introduction.................. 3 2. Summaries of Boschma's publications on Hydrocorals....... 5 3. Boschma's new species of Hydrocorals........... 24 3.1. New species of Milleporina............. 24 3.2 New species of Axoporina............. 25 3.3. New species of Stylasterina............. 26 4. Additions to Boschma's list of the described species of Stylasterina . . . 31 5. Bibliography.................. 33 5.1. Boschma's publications on Hydrocorals.......... 33 5.2. Some publications by other authors specially referred to in the present paper 36 6. Index to the Stylasterina mentioned in Boschma's papers...... 37 I. INTRODUCTION An obituary note on Hilbrand Boschma (1893-1976), former director of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie at... |
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: 42.72. |
Ano: 1981 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/317889 |
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