A review of the ecomorphology of pinnotherine pea crabs (Brachyura: Pinnotheridae), with an updated list of symbiont-host associations

W de Gier, C Becker - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Almost all pea crab species in the subfamily Pinnotherinae (Decapoda: Brachyura:
Pinnotheridae) are considered obligatory endo-or ectosymbionts, living in a mutualistic or …

Specialist by preference, generalist by need: availability of quality hosts drives parasite choice in a natural multihost–parasite system

DE Manzoli, MJ Saravia-Pietropaolo, SI Arce… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Encountering suitable hosts is key for parasite success. A general assumption for disease
transmission is that the contact of a parasite with a potential host is driven by the density or …

Mixed-species assemblages and disease: the importance of differential vector and parasite attraction in transmission dynamics

PA Trillo, XE Bernal, RJ Hall - … Transactions of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Individuals from multiple species often aggregate at resources, group to facilitate defense
and foraging, or are brought together by human activity. While it is well-documented that …

Host-associated morphological convergence in symbiotic pea crabs

KM Hultgren, CL Foxx, E Palacios Theil - Evolutionary Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Many marine crustaceans form symbiotic relationships, yet there has been little work
quantifying morphological adaptations in species specialized on different hosts. Here we …

Exploring chemical stimuli guiding the pea crab Dissodactylus primitivus towards its echinoid host Meoma ventricosa

G Caulier, L Terrana, Q Jossart, I Eeckhaut… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Symbiotic associations require a specific communication between the host and the
symbiont. In marine environments, host selection is essentially driven by chemical …

Morphological and molecular characterisation of Cymothoa eremita (Brunnich, 1783)(Isopoda: Cymothoidae) from the South China Sea

MB Martin, MAM Yusoff, NS Hashim, TD Do… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
A morphological description and molecular characterisation of the parasitic isopod
Cymothoa eremita Brünnich, 1783, collected off the fish host Nemipterus furcosus …

The bed and board services of crinoids to their associated fauna: a case study from the Great Reef of Toliara, SW Madagascar

L Terrana, G Lepoint, N Lienard, I Eeckhaut - Community Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Crinoids of the Order Comatulida are renowned for harboring a remarkable
diversity of symbiotic organisms within echinoderms, including polychaetes, myzostomids …

Chemical and visual recognition in the association between the shrimps Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007 (Caridea, Alpheidae), and Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen …

D Barroso, DFR Alves, RC Santos, GL Hirose - Symbiosis, 2021 - Springer
The occurrence of symbiotic relationships, are common in nature, but still require more
understanding of the mechanisms that facilitate these interactions. Observations in estuarine …