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Epibiont sea anemones inhabiting the American crocodile Crocodylus acutus

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We thank H. González Cortés and J.J. Benavides (Fundación de Parques y Museos de Cozumel) for their support in the field. The first author is grateful to the Programa de Becas Posdoctorales of the UNAM. The scientific research permit was issued by the Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales of Mexico (Oficios SGPA/DGVS/03080/13). Comments of Dr. Bert W. Hoeksema and three anonymous referees improved this manuscript.

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  1. Centro del Cambio Global y la Sustentabilidad en el Sureste, A.C., Calle Centenario del Instituto Juárez s/n, Villahermosa, Tabasco, 86080, Mexico

    Pierre Charruau

  2. Laboratorio de Biología de Cnidarios, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina

    Ricardo González-Muñoz

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Correspondence to Ricardo González-Muñoz.

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Charruau, P., González-Muñoz, R. Epibiont sea anemones inhabiting the American crocodile Crocodylus acutus . Mar Biodiv 46, 11–12 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0337-5

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