Octocorals as secondary hosts for Christmas tree worms off Curaçao
Christmas tree worms, Spirobranchus spp. (Serpulidae), are known for their wide range of stony host corals, being either scleractinians or milleporids. Apparently, octocorals overgrowing scleractinians act as secondary hosts for Spirobranchus worms.
Date
2015
Data type
Scientific article
Journal
Geographic location
Curacao