Hydroids associated with deep-sea corals in the boreal north-west Atlantic

This paper reports on the distribution of epifaunal hydroids associated with deep-sea corals collected from the boreal north-west Atlantic. Thirteen hydroid species were collected from only four coral specimens, suggesting that northern corals support highly diverse epifaunal communities.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Author: Henry, Lea-Anne
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2001
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315401003502
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315401003502
Description
Summary:This paper reports on the distribution of epifaunal hydroids associated with deep-sea corals collected from the boreal north-west Atlantic. Thirteen hydroid species were collected from only four coral specimens, suggesting that northern corals support highly diverse epifaunal communities.