Novel Epibiont Coral Found on Limulus polyphemus (Atlantic Horseshoe Crab) in Northwestern Florida

Berlynna M. Heres; Rosalyn F. Kilcollins; Claire E. Crowley

doi:10.1656/058.019.0305

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Berlynna M. Heres,^1,* Rosalyn F. Kilcollins,² Claire E. Crowley¹

¹Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, St. Petersburg, FL 33703.
²Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch, Tallahassee, FL 32301.

^*Corresponding author - berlynna.heres@myfwc.com.

Abstract

Limulus polyphemus (Atlantic Horseshoe Crab) is host to many epibionts. A spawning Atlantic Horseshoe Crab was observed with a Scleractinia coral growing on its opisthosoma. The coral was identified as Cladocora arbuscula (Tube Coral). This is the first report of a coral species using a horseshoe crab as host.

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Berlynna M. Heres, Rosalyn F. Kilcollins, and Claire E. Crowley "Novel Epibiont Coral Found on Limulus polyphemus (Atlantic Horseshoe Crab) in Northwestern Florida," Southeastern Naturalist 19(3), N45-N48, (14 July 2020). https://doi.org/10.1656/058.019.0305

Published: 14 July 2020

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