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First record from the Atlantic: a Zanclea-scleractinian association at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean

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Scleractinian reef corals have been acknowledged as the most numerous host group for associated hydroids belonging to the genus Zanclea. To date, their geographical distribution is known to include several Indo-Pacific regions. During the Statia Marine Biodiversity Expedition to St. Eustatius (Lesser Antilles, Dutch Caribbean), the Zanclea-coral association was observed for the first time for the Caribbean Sea as well as for the Atlantic Ocean. Our findings confirm that the biodiversity associated with coral reefs remains insufficiently explored worldwide.

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Acknowledgments

Fieldwork participation of the first author was funded through a Martin Fellowship from Naturalis Biodiversity Centre. St. Eustatius Marine Parks (STENAPA), Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI) and Scubaqua Dive Centre provided logistic support. Finally, we are very grateful to two anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments.

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  1. Department of Biotechnologies and Biosciences, University of Milan – Bicocca, Milan, Italy

    Simone Montano & Paolo Galli

  2. Department of Marine Zoology, Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Bert W. Hoeksema

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Montano, S., Galli, P. & Hoeksema, B.W. First record from the Atlantic: a Zanclea-scleractinian association at St. Eustatius, Dutch Caribbean. Mar Biodiv 47, 81–82 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-015-0432-7

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