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Fig. 5 | Helgoland Marine Research

Fig. 5

From: Effects of habitat structure on the epifaunal community in Mussismilia corals: does coral morphology influence the richness and abundance of associated crustacean fauna?

Fig. 5

a CCA for Decapoda and RDA for: b Copepoda, c Peracarida and d Ostracoda. NSEP—mean number of septa; DIMC—mean diameter of corallites; DISTMC—mean distance among corallites; VIC—internal volume of interpolyp space; VSI—area of crevice at colony base. Corals are represented by numbers: 1—M. harttii at Caramuanas and 4 at Boipeba; 2—M. braziliensis at Caramuanas and 5 at Boipeba; and 3—M. hispida at Caramuanas and 6 at Boipeba. Decapods are represented by triangles: Petrolisthes rosariensis (Prosarie), P. amoenus (Pamoenus), P. galathinus (Pgalathi), Pachicheles greeley (Pgreeley), Mithraculus forceps (Mforceps), Teleophrys pococki (Tpococki), Gartiope barbadensis (Gbarbade), Pilumnus dassypodus (Pdasypod), Synalpheus towsendi (Stowsend), Synalpheus sp. (Synalphe), Alpheidae (Alpheus), Diogenidae (Diogenid), Hexapanopeus angustifrons (Hangusti), Troglocarcinus hirsutus (Trogloca) and Mithrax verrucosus (Mverruco). Copepoda: Cyclopidae 4 (Cyclo4), Halectinosoma sp.1 (Halec1), Danielsseniidae (Dani), Quinquelaophonte sp.2 (Quinq2), Normanella sp. (Norma), Ectinosoma sp. (Ectino), Euterpinidae 2 (Eutep), Tegastes sp.1 (Tegast1), Idomene sp. (Idome), Porcellidium sp. (Porcel), Cyclopidae 2 (Cyclop2), Halectinosoma 2 (Halec2), Cyclopidae 3 (Cyclop3), Quinquelaophonte 3 (Quinq3), Canuelidae 1 (Canue1), Halectinosoma 3 (Halec3) and Asterocheres neptunei (Aneptu). Peracarida: Leptochelida dubia (Leptdu), Leptochelia sp. (Lept1), Cumella sp.3 (Cume3), Eusiroidea 6 (Eusi6), Cymadusa sp. (Cymad), Mesanthura callicera (Mescal), Bunakenia (Extensibasella) sudvestatlantica (Bunak), Autonoe sp.1 (Auto), Eusiroidea 1 (Eusi1), Leucothoe sp.2 (Leuco2), Cumella sp.1 (Cume1), Cheiriphotis megacheles (Cheir), Carpias sp. (Carp), Ampithoe ramondi (Ampram), Maera sp. (Maer), Paranthuridae (Para), Leucothoe sp.3 (Leuco3), Ianiropsis sp. (Ianir), Hassenium occidentalis (Hass), Leucothoe sp.1 (Leuco), Eusiroidea 2 (Eusi2), Aoridae (Aori2), Munna sp. (Munn), Paracerceis sculpta (Parac) and Jaeropsis aff. dubia. Ostracoda: Sigilliocopina 1 (Sigi1), Sigilliocopina 2 (Sigi2), Sigilliocopina 3 (Sigi3), Sigilliocopina 4 (Sigi4), Sigilliocopina 5 (Sigi5), Podocopida 1 (Podo1), Podocopida 2 (Podo2), Podocopida 3 (Podo3), Podocopida 4 (Podo4), Podocopida 5 (Podo5), Platycopida 2 (Platy2), Platycopida 3 (Platy3), Myodocopida 1 (Myod1) and Myodocopida 2 (Myod2)

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