Reef-aggregating behaviour by symbiotic eunicid polychaetes from cold-water corals: do worms assemble reefs?

In the north-east Atlantic, the dominant reef-framework forming coral species, Lophelia pertusa and Madrepora oculata , form a symbiotic association with the polychaete worm Eunice norvegica . The polychaete–coral symbiosis was studied by visually observing and photographing live animals in aquaria...

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Published in:Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
Main Author: Roberts, J.M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2005
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315405011756
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315405011756