Vader, W.; Krapp-Schickel, G. (1996). Redescription and biology of Stenothoe brevicornis Sars (Amphipoda: Crustacea), an obligate associate of the sea anemone Actinostola callosa (Verrill. Journal of Natural History. 30: 51-66.

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10.1080/00222939600770041 [view]

Vader, W.; Krapp-Schickel, G.

1996

30: 51-66

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The amphipod Stenothoe brevicornis Sars, 1883 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Stenothoidae) is redescribed using material from the Tromso area, northern Norway. It is characterized by a reduced armament of antennae and legs and very small secondary sexual differences. S. brevicornis is an obligate and host-specific associate of the actiniid sea anemone Actinostola callosa (Verrill). The amphipods spend their entire life-cycle among the tentacles of their host and feed mostly on host tissue. A short review of associations involving Stenothoe species is given. Most species live among hydroid polyps or algae, a few in or on sponges, ascidians, hydro-corals, and sea anemones.

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