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The molluscan community associated with the scleractinian coral Oculina varicosa

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Date Issued:
1987
Title: The molluscan community associated with the scleractinian coral Oculina varicosa.
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Name(s): Reed, John K., creator
Mikkelsen, Paula M., creator
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Issuance: single unit
Date Issued: 1987
Publisher: Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Extent: 34 p.
Physical Description: pdf
Language(s): English
Identifier: 3172767 (digitool), FADT3172767 (IID), fau:5661 (fedora)
Note(s): The molluscan community associated with the scleractinian coral Oculina varicosa is compared among four reef sites: inner shelf (6 m), midshelf (27 m), outer shelf (42 m), and shelf edge (80 m). Enumeration ofall the mollusks from 41 coral samples yielded 5,132 individuals and 230 species-level taxa, including 155 gastropods, 68 bivalves, 1 scaphopod, 5 polyplacophorans, and 1 cephalopod.
This manuscript is available at http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/bms and may be cited as: Reed, J. K., & Mikkelsen, P. M. (1987). The molluscan community associated with the scleractinian coral Oculina varicosa. Bulletin of Marine Science, 40(1), 99-131.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution #541.
Subject(s): Scleractinia
Mollusks
Invertebrate communities
Symbiosis
Corals
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172767
Restrictions on Access: ©1987 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami
Host Institution: FAU