Globally coral reefs are in decline, largely driven by local anthropogenic pressures
combined with broader cumulative impacts from climate change. Coral aquaculture will play …

Some coral-associated invertebrates are known for the negative impact they have on the
health of their hosts. During biodiversity surveys on the coral reefs of Curaçao and a study of …

Coral reefs worldwide are facing multiple severe stressors leading to ecosystem
degradation, but local extinctions of species are not well documented. Here, we track the …

Symbiotic relationships contribute considerably to the high biodiversity found on coral reefs.
Coral-dwelling gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) represent a prime example of coral-associated …

Worldwide coral reef decline appears to be accompanied by an increase in the spread of
hard coral diseases. However, whether this is the result of increased direct and indirect …

Symbiotic relationships are omnipresent and particularly diverse in the marine world. In the
Western Indian Ocean, the sea urchin Echinometra mathaei associates with two obligate …

Shallow-water antipatharians host many symbiotic species, which spend their adult life with
their host and/or use them to have access to food. Here we determine the trophic …

Coral reefs house a great variety of symbiotic associations, including parasitism. One of the
crucial issues in the host-symbiont interactions is the parasites' feeding mode. Does the …

Diversity | Free Full-Text | Host-related Morphological Variation of Dwellings Inhabited by the
Crab Domecia acanthophora in the Corals Acropora palmata and Millepora complanata …

Tropical coral reefs offer a wide variety of habitats to countless invertebrate species. Sessile
host organisms especially are inhabited by small taxa, of which decapod crustaceans form …