North-eastern range extension of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni to the Marshall Islands represents a new record of host use by the endemic anemonefish Amphiprion tricinctus

Amphiprion tricinctus is an anemonefish endemic to the Marshall Islands that was previously reported to inhabit four species of sea anemone. Underwater visual surveys in 2009 and 2010 located five individuals of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni in the shallow lagoon of Majuro Atoll. This is the fir...

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Main Authors: Hobbs, Jean-Paul, Beger, M., de Brauwer, M., Emslie, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30246
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author Hobbs, Jean-Paul
Beger, M.
de Brauwer, M.
Emslie, M.
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Beger, M.
de Brauwer, M.
Emslie, M.
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description Amphiprion tricinctus is an anemonefish endemic to the Marshall Islands that was previously reported to inhabit four species of sea anemone. Underwater visual surveys in 2009 and 2010 located five individuals of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni in the shallow lagoon of Majuro Atoll. This is the first record of S. haddoni in the Marshall Islands and a significant north-eastern range extension by 2200 km from its nearest record in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. Stichodactyla haddoni was inhabited by juvenile and adult A. tricinctus. This report is the first todescribe a symbiotic relationship between A tricinctus and S. haddoni. The number of host anemone species inhabited by A. tricinctus now extends to five.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-302462017-09-13T15:31:15Z North-eastern range extension of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni to the Marshall Islands represents a new record of host use by the endemic anemonefish Amphiprion tricinctus Hobbs, Jean-Paul Beger, M. de Brauwer, M. Emslie, M. Amphiprion tricinctus Stichodactylidae Stichodactyla haddoni Marshall Islands Pomacentridae Majuro Atoll Amphiprion tricinctus is an anemonefish endemic to the Marshall Islands that was previously reported to inhabit four species of sea anemone. Underwater visual surveys in 2009 and 2010 located five individuals of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni in the shallow lagoon of Majuro Atoll. This is the first record of S. haddoni in the Marshall Islands and a significant north-eastern range extension by 2200 km from its nearest record in Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. Stichodactyla haddoni was inhabited by juvenile and adult A. tricinctus. This report is the first todescribe a symbiotic relationship between A tricinctus and S. haddoni. The number of host anemone species inhabited by A. tricinctus now extends to five. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30246 10.1017/S1755267214001055 Cambridge University Press restricted
spellingShingle Amphiprion tricinctus
Stichodactylidae
Stichodactyla haddoni
Marshall Islands
Pomacentridae
Majuro Atoll
Hobbs, Jean-Paul
Beger, M.
de Brauwer, M.
Emslie, M.
North-eastern range extension of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni to the Marshall Islands represents a new record of host use by the endemic anemonefish Amphiprion tricinctus
title North-eastern range extension of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni to the Marshall Islands represents a new record of host use by the endemic anemonefish Amphiprion tricinctus
title_full North-eastern range extension of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni to the Marshall Islands represents a new record of host use by the endemic anemonefish Amphiprion tricinctus
title_fullStr North-eastern range extension of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni to the Marshall Islands represents a new record of host use by the endemic anemonefish Amphiprion tricinctus
title_full_unstemmed North-eastern range extension of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni to the Marshall Islands represents a new record of host use by the endemic anemonefish Amphiprion tricinctus
title_short North-eastern range extension of the anemone Stichodactyla haddoni to the Marshall Islands represents a new record of host use by the endemic anemonefish Amphiprion tricinctus
title_sort north-eastern range extension of the anemone stichodactyla haddoni to the marshall islands represents a new record of host use by the endemic anemonefish amphiprion tricinctus
topic Amphiprion tricinctus
Stichodactylidae
Stichodactyla haddoni
Marshall Islands
Pomacentridae
Majuro Atoll
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30246