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1. A NOTE ON THE OBLIGATE SYMBIOTIC ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CRAB ZEBRIDA ADAMSII WHITE, 1847 (DECAPODA: PILUMNIDAE) AND FLOWER URCHIN TOXOPNEUSTES PILEOLUS (LAMARCK, 1816) (CAMARODONTA: TOXOPNEUSTIDAE) FROM THE GULF OF MANNAR, INDIA.

Author

Saravanan, R., Ramamoorthy, N., Sadiq, I. Syed, Shanmuganathan, K., and Gopakumar, G.

Subjects
SYMBIOSIS, CRAB ecology, SEA urchin ecology, CYMODOCEACEAE, SIMULATION methods & models, HOST specificity (Biology), POISONOUS marine invertebrates
Abstract

The article presents a study on the symbiotic relationship that exists between parthenopid crab Zebrida adamsii and the sea urchin Toxopneustes found in the Gulf of Mannar, India. Topics discussed include the planting of the Cymodocea seagrass species under the sand beds in simulating the natural environment of the sea urchins, the host specifity assessment of the association of the crab with T. pileolus sea urchin, and the venom contained by the Toxopneustes genus of sea urchin.

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2015
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