Salpivory by Colonial Reef Corals at Curaçao, Southern Caribbean

A salp swarm was observed in Director’s Bay, Curaçao in July 2021, where salps were caught and consumed by three scleractinian colonial reef corals: Madracis auretenra, Locke, Weil & Coates, 2017; Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758), and Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus, 1767). The first two sc...

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Autores principales:	Lars J. V. ter Horst, Bert W. Hoeksema
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	polyp collaboration Salpidae salpivores salpivorous salp swarm Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:53d511e836b943ef9dc943e49c5668382021-11-25T17:22:41ZSalpivory by Colonial Reef Corals at Curaçao, Southern Caribbean10.3390/d131105601424-2818https://doaj.org/article/53d511e836b943ef9dc943e49c5668382021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/11/560https://doaj.org/toc/1424-2818A salp swarm was observed in Director’s Bay, Curaçao in July 2021, where salps were caught and consumed by three scleractinian colonial reef corals: Madracis auretenra, Locke, Weil & Coates, 2017; Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758), and Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus, 1767). The first two scleractinians are newly recorded salpivores. Since the coral polyps were collaborating, predation was not restricted by polyp size. This is the first detailed report on salpivorous corals in the Caribbean.Lars J. V. ter HorstBert W. HoeksemaMDPI AGarticlepolyp collaborationSalpidaesalpivoressalpivoroussalp swarmBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENDiversity, Vol 13, Iss 560, p 560 (2021)
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topic	polyp collaboration Salpidae salpivores salpivorous salp swarm Biology (General) QH301-705.5
spellingShingle	polyp collaboration Salpidae salpivores salpivorous salp swarm Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Lars J. V. ter Horst Bert W. Hoeksema Salpivory by Colonial Reef Corals at Curaçao, Southern Caribbean
description	A salp swarm was observed in Director’s Bay, Curaçao in July 2021, where salps were caught and consumed by three scleractinian colonial reef corals: Madracis auretenra, Locke, Weil & Coates, 2017; Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus, 1758), and Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus, 1767). The first two scleractinians are newly recorded salpivores. Since the coral polyps were collaborating, predation was not restricted by polyp size. This is the first detailed report on salpivorous corals in the Caribbean.
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author	Lars J. V. ter Horst Bert W. Hoeksema
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title	Salpivory by Colonial Reef Corals at Curaçao, Southern Caribbean
title_short	Salpivory by Colonial Reef Corals at Curaçao, Southern Caribbean
title_full	Salpivory by Colonial Reef Corals at Curaçao, Southern Caribbean
title_fullStr	Salpivory by Colonial Reef Corals at Curaçao, Southern Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed	Salpivory by Colonial Reef Corals at Curaçao, Southern Caribbean
title_sort	salpivory by colonial reef corals at curaçao, southern caribbean
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publishDate	2021
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Salpivory by Colonial Reef Corals at Curaçao, Southern Caribbean

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