- Tytuł:
- Commensalism in the fossil record: Eunicid polychaete bioerosion on Pliocene solitary corals
- Autorzy:
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Martinell, J
Domenech, R. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/21742.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2009
- Wydawca:
- Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Paleobiologii PAN
- Tematy:
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paleoecology
Scleractinia
paleontology
Eunicida
coral
eunicid
solitary coral
Polychaeta
Pliocene
Mediterranean Region
commensalism
fossil record
bioerosion - Opis:
- Some solitary caryophylliid (Caryophyllia, Trochocyathus, and Ceratotrochus) and flabellid (Flabellum) scleractinian corals from Pliocene of Western Mediterranean exhibit long groove−shaped bioersional structures running along the surface of the thecae. They are epigenic structures produced by an episkeletozoan and therefore, they are described as Fixichnia. Here we propose Sulcichnus as a new ichnogenus, with three new ichnospecies (Sulcichnus maeandriformis, S. helicoidalis, and S. sigillum) to name this traces. Sulcichnus is attributed to the activity of polychaetes. Similar structures are recently produced by Lumbrineris flabellicola, a symbiotic eunicid which maintains a commensalistic relationship with solitary corals. In the fossil record, Sulcichnus occurs associated to shallow marine environments whereas their Recent counterparts are described on deep−marine corals. We interpret this as a consequence of a change in the environmental requirements of the coral/worm pair.
- Źródło:
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Acta Palaeontologica Polonica; 2009, 54, 1; 143-154
0567-7920 - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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