Understanding the association between the non-geniculate coralline red alga Spongites discoidea and the mollusc Oxystele sinensis

• Published in: African journal of marine science Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 335 - 344
• Main Authors: Eager, R, Puckree-Padua, C, Maneveldt, GW
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Grahamstown Taylor & Francis 16.10.2015; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: adults; Algae; Aquatic life; attachment strength; bedrock; burrowing; cover; diversity; epizoic; littoral zone; macroalgae; Marine; Marine ecology; Mollusca; molluscs; niches; Oxystele sinensis; predation; recruitment; settlement preference; Shells; South Africa; Spongites; thallus thickness; South Africa; PSW, South Africa, Western Cape

Nearly all adult winkles Oxystele sinensis encountered in the Kalk Bay (Western Cape province, South Africa) shallow subtidal zone were observed to bear a thick, convoluted form of the non-geniculate coralline red alga Spongites discoidea . To understand this association, various data were collected...