Name - Opecarcinus hypostegus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1821136 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Opecarcinus hypostegus (Shaw & Hopkins 1977)

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Recent Publications

• Helioseris cucullata as a host coral at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean.
• A trifecta of Swiftian symbioses: stony corals, gall crabs and their parasites (Scleractinia; Brachyura: Cryptochiridae; Isopoda: Epicaridea and Cirripedia: Rhizocephala).
• The scleractinian Agaricia undata as a new host for the coral-gall crab Opecarcinus hypostegus at Bonaire, southern Caribbean.
• Phylomitogenomics elucidates the evolution of symbiosis in Thoracotremata (Decapoda: Cryptochiridae, Pinnotheridae, Varunidae).
• Dining on corals: stable isotope evidence for close trophic connection between gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) and their stony coral hosts.

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