A stranger among us: The occurrence of Cantellius (Balnoidea: Pyrgomatidae) an epibiont of scleractinias in stylasterids (Hydrozoa)

Adi Zweifler; Noa Simon-Blecher; Daniela Pica; Benny K.K. Chan; Jonathan Roth; Yair Achituv

doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa017

A stranger among us: The occurrence of Cantellius (Balnoidea: Pyrgomatidae) an epibiont of scleractinias in stylasterids (Hydrozoa)

Adi Zweifler, Noa Simon-Blecher, Daniela Pica, Benny K.K. Chan, Jonathan Roth, Yair Achituv

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Abstract

Barnacles that fit morphologically into the description of the pyrgomatid genus Cantellius were retrieved from hydrozoan Stylasteridae. The use of molecular markers also confirmed the assignment of these barnacles to the genus Cantellius. Hitherto, stylasterids have not been recorded as hosts of pyrgomatids. This finding conflicts with and refutes the statement that scleractinans (Hexacorallia) are obligatory hosts of pyrgomatids. These are the first unequivocal records of living pyrgomatids in stylasterids, thus documenting a new type of habitat for this group of barnacles. Further inspections of stylasterids will probably reveal more new host records and, possibly, new pyrgomatids.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1077-1094
Number of pages	18
Journal	Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Volume	190
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa017
State	Published - 1 Dec 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Barnacles
Coral reef
Homoplasy
Hydrozoan
Lace coral
New species
Phylogeny
Stylasteridae
Symbiosis
Taxonomy

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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