Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in
virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry …

A list of all known polychaete species reported in the primary literature is presented for the
Caribbean Sea. The most spe-cies-rich polychaete faunas are those of Cuba in the North …

The Alpheidae–possibly the most diverse family of recent decapod crustaceans–offers
attractive opportunities to study the evolution of many intriguing phenomena, including key …

Biological traits analysis (BTA) provides insight into causes and consequences of
biodiversity change that cannot be achieved using traditional taxonomic approaches …

Here we consider the growing knowledge on symbiotic polychaetes since this particular
group of worms, and their relationships with their hosts, were reviewed by Martin & Britayev …

Inserida em uma das mais belas e turísticas regiões litorâneas do país-o Litoral Norte do
Estado de São Paulo-, a Baía do Araçá (São Sebastião, SP), além de conter remanescentes …

Decapod crustaceans are among the most efficient ecosystem engineers of the
Phanerozoic, but the path that led to their engineering success is poorly known. The …

Background Galeommatoidea is a superfamily of bivalves that exhibits remarkably diverse
lifestyles. Many members of this group live attached to the body surface or inside the …

Hyperdiverse animal groups raise intriguing questions regarding the factors that generate
and maintain their diversity. The snapping shrimp genus Alpheus (with> 300 described …

The snapping shrimp genus Synalpheus (Alpheidae) is one of the most speciose decapod
genera, with over 160 described species worldwide. Most species live in symbiotic …