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First record of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata preying on colonies of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora Cervicornis in the southeastern outplanting sites of the Dominican Republic
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Show full item recordAbstract: | [English] Several fireworms Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) were observed feeding on coral colonies or transplanted fragments of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816), in outplanting sites at Bayahibe, Dominican Republic. The fireworm H. carunculata has a highly negative impact on A. cervicornis populations, causing several lesions on the living tissue of branches and partial or complete mortality at the outplanting sites. This is the first report of predation on transplanted colonies in a coral restoration program in the Dominican Republic. [Español] Se observaron numerosos gusanos de fuego Hermodice carunculata (Pallas, 1766) alimentándose de colonias o fragmentos trasplantados del coral cuerno de ciervo Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck, 1816) en Bayahibe, República Dominicana. El gusano de fuego H. carunculata tiene un impacto altamente negativo sobre las poblaciones de A. cervicornis, causando severas lesiones en el tejido vivo de las ramas y mortalidad parcial o completa en las zonas de trasplante. Este es el primer reporte de depredación en colonias trasplantadas en el marco del programa de restauración de corales que se desarrolla en la República Dominicana. |
Author(s): | Calle-Triviño, Johanna
Cortés-Useche, Camilo Sellares-Blasco, Rita I. Arias-González, Jesús Ernesto |
Date: | 2017 |
Published: | Novitates Caribaea, (11), 97–98 |
Citation: | Calle-Triviño, J., Cortés-Useche, C., Sellares, R., & Arias González, J. E. (2017). First record of the fireworm Hermodice carunculata preying on colonies of the threatened staghorn coral Acropora Cervicornis in the southeastern outplanting sites of the Dominican Republic. Novitates Caribaea, (11), 97–98. Recuperado de: |
URI: | https://bvearmb.do/handle/123456789/2796
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