Chatterjee et al. 2014

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

Chatterjee T, Fernandez-Leborans G, Schizas NV

scientific article Caribb J Sci
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
Metadata
Depth Range
46–53 m
Mesophotic Mentions
13 × (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 Hernández-Agreda | Gal Eyal
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