Monthly progression rates of the coral-killing sponge Terpios hoshinota in Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan
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DOI: 10.1007/s00338-021-02099-6
Abstract: Terpios hoshinota is a black, encrusting sponge that hosts numerous symbiotic cyanobacteria in its tissues. The sponge often overgrows live scleractinian corals, thereby causing widespread and accelerated coral loss. However, our understanding of how subtropical… read more here.
Keywords: terpios hoshinota; progression; progression rates; sesoko island ... See more keywords
Population genetics and demography of the coral-killing cyanobacteriosponge, Terpios hoshinota, in the Indo-West Pacific
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.13451
Abstract: The first occurrence of the cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota was reported from coral reefs in Guam in 1973, but was only formally described in 1993. Since then, the invasive behavior of this encrusting, coral-killing sponge has… read more here.
Keywords: terpios hoshinota; demography; cyanobacteriosponge terpios; population ... See more keywords