Winter Epibiotic Community of the Red King Crab Paralithodes camtschaticus in Sayda Bay (Barents Sea)

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Alexander G. Dvoretsky, Vladimir G. Dvoretsky
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: Paralithodes camtschaticus; Balanus crenatus; Ischyrocerus commensalis; fouling community; fjord; Barents Sea; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Zoology; QL1-991; Sayda; Red king crab
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14010100; https://doaj.org/article/43a9f82347574227901a514d303d2499

The species composition of epibiotic communities on red king crab was investigated in Sayda Bay, Russia, during November of 2015 and 2016. The community consisted of 12 species in total. Among epibionts, the barnacle Balanus crenatus was most prevalent (67.0%), while the amphipod Ischyrocerus commen...