Field experiments on individual adaptation of the spider crab Inachus phalangium to its sea anemone host Anemonia viridis in the northern Adriatic Sea

We studied the adaptation of the spider crab Inachus phalangium (Fabricius, 1755) to one of its sea anemone host species, Anemonia viridis (Forsskål, 1775) in the coastal region of Rovinj, Croatia. Similar to other brachyuran species, Inachus spp. generally lives within the anemone to obtain protect...

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Main Authors: S. LANDMANN, R. MEYER, A. BOETTCHER, M. PFANNKUCHEN, R. MELZER
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hellenic Centre for Marine Research 2015-02-01
Series:Mediterranean Marine Science
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Online Access:https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hcmr-med-mar-sc/article/view/13214