Different food particle sources in the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera and its epibionts
Aquaculture Reports, 2021 Suspended bivalve culture (e.g. longlines) transfers benthic biomass - including bivalves and various epibionts - toward the water column, creating strong trophic interactions with the planktonic compartment.
Élise Lacoste +2 more
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Ciliate epibionts associated with crustacean zooplankton in German lakes: Distribution, motility and bacterivory [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2012 Ciliate epibionts associated with crustacean zooplankton are widespread in aquatic systems, but their ecological roles are little known. We studied the occurrence of ciliate epibionts on crustacean zooplankton in nine German lakes with different ...
Samantha Lynn Bickel +3 more
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First record of Licnophora chattoni (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea) on the sabellid worm Bispira melanostigma from marina fouling communities [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalEpibiosis between ciliates and feather duster worms (Sabellidae) remains poorly known and has been documented in only four species, belonging to the genera Eudistylia, Laonome, Schizobanchia and Sabella.
Jesús Angel de León-González +4 more
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Epibionts on Arenaeus cribrarius (Brachyura: Portunidae) from Brazil [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2010 Mean prevalence and intensity of infestations by epibionts were evaluated in Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818), based on monthly samplings (May/1991 to April/1993), in Ubatuba, Brazil.
Tânia M. Costa +2 more
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Fantastic Epibionts and Where to Find Them [PDF]
, 2022 The interactions between marine epibionts and their hosts are indicative of marine community compositions and stability. Documenting these interactions allows for a better understanding of marine ecosystem health and long-term changes in response to ...
Nielsen, Erika
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Epibionts and Epiphytes in Seagrass Habitats: A Global Analysis of Their Ecological Roles
SciSeagrass ecosystems support complex biological interactions that shape marine community structure and ecosystem functioning. Thanks to their structural complexity, they support heterogeneous communities and interact with associated benthic invertebrates ...
Francesco Paolo Mancuso +2 more
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Widespread Association of Ciliates Colonizing Gills of Shrimps Inhabiting Vents and Seeps Across the Pacific Ocean. [PDF]
J Eukaryot MicrobiolABSTRACT Bacterial symbiosis is well‐documented in chemosynthesis‐based ecosystems, but associations with microeukaryotes remain overlooked. In this study, using scanning electron microscopy and 18S rDNA barcoding, we investigate the presence, diversity, and biogeographic patterns of ciliate epibionts associated with two deep‐sea caridean families ...
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Hitch-hiking in the deep sea: Amphipods embrace sea spiders in the Southeast Pacific Ocean. [PDF]
EcologyEcology, Volume 107, Issue 9, September 2026.
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Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2022 Due to the competition for food, space, oxygen and due to their role as diseases vector, epibionts can negatively affect oyster farming. We assessed the efficacy of six methods commonly used for the removal of epibionts from oyster shells during farming.
ANTONIO OSTRENSKY +4 more
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First discovery of a barnacle (Balanus crenatus) on the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius) [PDF]
Ecology.Ecology, Volume 107, Issue 10, October 2026.
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