Although epibiosis in Crustacea has been well known for a long time, only during recen
decades these associations have been considered from various aspects: physiological …

Reflecting increased interest in the field and its relevance in global environmental issues,
Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 45 provides authoritative …

The paper summarises information on the life history of tubeworms (Serpulidae and
Spirorbidae). Topics reviewed are sexuality patterns, asexual reproduction, gamete …

Hard substratum for attachment may easily become a limited resource in the marine
environment because the density of the medium requires attachment for a stationary life and …

En el Canal Beagle (55ºS; 66ºW), los individuos de dos especies simpátridas de litódidos, la
centolla Lithodes santolla y el centollón Paralomis granulosa aparecen frecuentemente …

Two species of horseshoe crabs, Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda (Latreille) and Tachypleus
gigas (Müller), were collected from the seas adjacent to Singapore to study the fouling rates …

Epifaunal communities associated with the fan shell Pinna nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 along the
Tunisian coastline were investigated. Both univariate and multivariate analysis were done at …

The investigations focused on defence (antifouling) adaptations of seven brachyuran
species from the Gulf of Thailand against epibionts (bacteria, diatoms, protozoans …

Postmolt longevity and changes in the shell condition and body integrity of male snow crab
Chionoecetes opilio after their terminal molt were assessed through a mark‐recapture …

Bryozoan epibiosis on lobster hosts has rarely been reported. This study documents
bryozoan fouling of the American lobster (Homarus americanus) from the Connecticut …