These squatters are not innocent: the evidence of parasitism in sponge-inhabiting shrimps.

Marine sponges are frequently inhabited by a wide range of associated invertebrates, including caridean shrimps. Symbiotic shrimps are often considered to be commensals; however, in most cases, the relationship with sponge hosts remains unclear. Here we demonstrate that sponge-inhabiting shrimps are...

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Main Authors: Zdeněk Ďuriš, Ivona Horká, Petr Jan Juračka, Adam Petrusek, Floyd Sandford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3140983?pdf=render