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Sponges (Porifera) associated with the decorator crab Macrocoeloma nodipes (Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867): three new records for Mexican waters

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Sponges and decapods share diverse ecological interactions, including epibiosis in which sponges colonize crab carapaces. We report three sponge species—Stelletta kallitetilla (Laubenfels, 1936), Hymeniacidon heliophila (Wilson, 1911), and Haliclona (Reniera) manglaris Alcolado, 1984—on the decorator crab Macrocoeloma nodipes (Desbonne in Desbonne & Schramm, 1867) collected from the Campeche Bank (southern Gulf of Mexico), presenting new records for Mexican waters. Our research highlights the importance of describing ecologically associated species and offers insights into the presence of sponge species not previously reported in Mexico.

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DOI: 10.15560/21.2.255

Authors: Pablo Alberto Hernández-Solis, Isabel Priego-Martínez, Diana Ugalde, Lorena Violeta León-Deniz

Institutions: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Autonomous University of Yucatán

Language: English

Topic: Marine Sponges and Natural Products

Subfield: Biotechnology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $161