New host records to Melanella (Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae) from the Brazilian coast
Queiroz, V.; de Souza, L.S.; Pimenta, A.D.; Cunha, C.M. (2013). New host records to Melanella (Caenogastropoda: Eulimidae) from the Brazilian coast. Marine Biodiversity Records 6: e67. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1755267213000407
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- Queiroz, V.
- de Souza, L.S.
- Pimenta, A.D.
- Cunha, C.M.
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| Abstract |
The family Eulimidae comprises minute gastropods best known for its parasitic habit on Echinodermata. Despite this, reports of association between eulimids and echinoderms are rather scarce. In this study, two new hosts, Parathyone suspecta and Holothuria grisea, were observed for the eulimid Melanella eburnean. This is the first record for the latter species in Brazilian waters. In addition we observed the association between the eulimid M. hypsela and the holuthurian Isostichopus badionotus, which is a new record for Brazilian waters. |
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