The Association between Medusa Lychnorhiza lucerna (Scyphomedusae, Rhizostomeae) and Decapod Libinia spinosa (Brachyura, Majidae) Recorded for the First Time in Neritic Waters of Argentina |
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Authors: | M. O. Zamponi |
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Affiliation: | (1) National University Mar del Plata, Funes, 3250 (7600), Argentina |
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Abstract: | The paper discusses the first record of the association between the medusa Lychnoriza lucerna Haeckel, 1880 and the decapod Libinia spinosa Milne-Edwards, 1934 in neritic waters of Argentina. Our results allow us to conclude that the symbiotic relation between these two species is a common phenomenon. The crab L. spinosa is located in the subgenital pockets of L. lucerna such that one-half of its cephalothorax is exposed to the outside. The crabs feed at the expense of the medusa, ingesting some portion of its food. A few specimens of the crab have been found, mostly females; the only male was of a somewhat larger size. |
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Keywords: | symbiosis commensalism crab Libinia spinosa medusa Lychnorhiza lucerna |
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