Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India

Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India

The present study reports a new association between the sea urchin Stomopneustes variolaris (Lamarck, 1816) and the polychaete Lumbrineris latreilli (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1834) based on the specimens collected intertidally at Bay of Bengal (Visakhapatnam, east coast of India). Out of 60 sea...

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Main Authors: Archana Ayyagari, Ramesh Babu Kondamudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Marine Biology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/640785
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spelling doaj-82462e8d291c44359de3456fb3ab19772020-11-25T03:53:08ZengHindawi LimitedJournal of Marine Biology1687-94811687-949X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/640785640785Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, IndiaArchana Ayyagari0Ramesh Babu Kondamudi1Department of Marine Living Resources, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530 002, IndiaDepartment of Marine Living Resources, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530 002, IndiaThe present study reports a new association between the sea urchin Stomopneustes variolaris (Lamarck, 1816) and the polychaete Lumbrineris latreilli (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1834) based on the specimens collected intertidally at Bay of Bengal (Visakhapatnam, east coast of India). Out of 60 sea urchins collected, 10 (16.67%) were associated with the polychaete. The prevalence increased with the increasing sea urchin test diameter. All polychaetes were exclusively found between the spines, in the aboral region of the host. This association protects the polychaete from the predators during displacement from its natural habitat.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/640785
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Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India
Journal of Marine Biology
author_facet Archana Ayyagari
Ramesh Babu Kondamudi
author_sort Archana Ayyagari
title Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India
title_short Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India
title_full Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India
title_fullStr Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India
title_full_unstemmed Ecological Significance of the Association between Stomopneustes variolaris (Echinoidea) and Lumbrineris latreilli (Polychaeta) from Visakhapatnam Coast, India
title_sort ecological significance of the association between stomopneustes variolaris (echinoidea) and lumbrineris latreilli (polychaeta) from visakhapatnam coast, india
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Journal of Marine Biology
issn 1687-9481
1687-949X
publishDate 2014-01-01
description The present study reports a new association between the sea urchin Stomopneustes variolaris (Lamarck, 1816) and the polychaete Lumbrineris latreilli (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1834) based on the specimens collected intertidally at Bay of Bengal (Visakhapatnam, east coast of India). Out of 60 sea urchins collected, 10 (16.67%) were associated with the polychaete. The prevalence increased with the increasing sea urchin test diameter. All polychaetes were exclusively found between the spines, in the aboral region of the host. This association protects the polychaete from the predators during displacement from its natural habitat.
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