Autor: |
Reijnen BT; Department of Marine Zoology, Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, the Netherlands., van der Meij SE, van Ofwegen LP |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Zdroj: |
ZooKeys [Zookeys] 2011 (103), pp. 1-26. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Jun 10. |
DOI: |
10.3897/zookeys.103.953 |
Abstrakt: |
An overview of the octocoral and hydrozoan host species of pygmy seahorses is provided based on literature records and recently collected field data for Hippocampus bargibanti, Hippocampus denise and Hippocampus pontohi. Seven new associations are recognized and an overview of the so far documented host species is given. A detailed re-examination of octocoral type material and a review of the taxonomic history of the alcyonacean genera Annella (Subergorgiidae) and Muricella (Acanthogorgiidae) are included as baseline for future revisions. The host specificity and colour morphs of pygmy seahorses are discussed, as well as the reliability of (previous) identifications and conservation issues. |
Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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