Biofouling of the high-shore rockpool harpacticoid copepod tigriopus brevicornis

Rob McAllen; Fiona Hannah

doi:10.1080/002229399299725

Biofouling of the high-shore rockpool harpacticoid copepod tigriopus brevicornis

Rob McAllen
, Fiona Hannah

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Abstract

The occurrence of microbial epibionts on the exoskeleton of the high-shore rockpool inhabitant Tigriopus brevicornis is described. The major biofoulant is a filamentous bacterium of the genus Leucothrix. Other observed epibionts on the exoskeleton of T. brevicornis include ciliates and diatoms. Harpacticoid copepods have no grooming structures to counteract fouling. Possible effects of these epibionts on the movement and feeding of T. brevicornis are suggested.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1781-1787
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Natural History
Volume	33
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/002229399299725
Publication status	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Ciliates
Diatoms
Filamentous bacteria
Highshore rockpools
Leucothrix
Scotland
Tigriopus

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Biofouling of the high-shore rockpool harpacticoid copepod tigriopus brevicornis

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