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A large gape facilitates predation on salps by Heteropsammia corals

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  1. New Heaven Reef Conservation Program, 48 Moo 3, Koh Tao, Suratthani, Thailand, 84360

    R. Mehrotra & C. M. Scott

  2. Reef Biology Research Group, Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

    R. Mehrotra

  3. Department of Marine Zoology, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, P.O. Box 9517, 2300, RA, Leiden, The Netherlands

    B. W. Hoeksema

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Mehrotra, R., Scott, C.M. & Hoeksema, B.W. A large gape facilitates predation on salps by Heteropsammia corals. Mar Biodiv 46, 323–324 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0379-8

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