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Description:
Title:
Opportunistic consumption of coral spawn by the ruby brittle star (Ophioderma rubicundum)
Author(s):
Williamson, Olivia M.
Mustard, Alexander T.
Bright, Allan J.
Williams, Dana E.
Ladd, Mark C.
Baker, Andrew C.
Dates of Publication:
2023
Abstract:
Many reef invertebrates reproduce through simultaneous broadcast spawning, with an apparent advantage of overwhelming potential predators and maximizing propagule survival. Although reef fish have been observed to consume coral gamete bundles during spawning events, there are few records of such predation by benthic inverte - brates. Here, we document several instances of the ruby brittle star, Ophioderma rubi - cundum , capturing and consuming egg- sperm bundles of the mountainous star coral,
Keywords:
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Local Corporate Name:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service)
CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)
CIMAS (Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies)
SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center)
Format:
PDF
Type of Resource:
Journal Article
Note:
Many reef invertebrates reproduce through simultaneous broadcast spawning, with an apparent advantage of overwhelming potential predators and maximizing propagule survival. Although reef fish have been observed to consume coral gamete bundles during spawning events, there are few records of such predation by benthic inverte - brates. Here, we document several instances of the ruby brittle star, Ophioderma rubi - cundum , capturing and consuming egg- sperm bundles of the mountainous star coral,
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