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Seasonal changes in the epifaunal community on the shallow-water gorgonian Melithaea flabellifera

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 January 2004

Naoki H. Kumagai  and
Masakazu N. Aoki
Naoki H. Kumagai
Affiliation:
Shimoda Marine Research Centre, University of Tsukuba, 5-10-1 Shimoda, Shizuoka 415-0025, Japan
Masakazu N. Aoki
Affiliation:
Shimoda Marine Research Centre, University of Tsukuba, 5-10-1 Shimoda, Shizuoka 415-0025, Japan
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Abstract

Periodic surveys of the subtidal epifaunal community on the gorgonian Melithaea flabellifera were conducted over a five year period at the Izu Peninsula, southern Japan. The occurrence patterns of epifaunal species on M. flabellifera were examined. The epifauna consisted of 16 species representing five phyla. The amphipod Incisocalliope symbioticus dominated (usually >80%) and occurred throughout the study.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 83 , Issue 6 , December 2003 , pp. 1221 - 1222
Copyright
2003 Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

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