DNA Barcoding, Dwelling Morphology, and Fecundity of the Gall-Forming Shrimp Paratypton Siebenrocki Balss, 1914 (Caridea: Palaemonidae)

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dc.contributor.authorvan der Meij, Sancia E. T.
dc.contributor.authorBouwmeester, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorBähr, Susanne
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-21T13:18:31Z
dc.date.available2023-11-21T13:18:31Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionArticleen_US
dc.description.abstractTropical coral reefs offer a wide variety of habitats to countless invertebrate species. Sessile host organisms especially are inhabited by small taxa, of which decapod crustaceans form one of the most diverse communities. Symbiotic palaemonid shrimp species associate with marine invertebrate hosts from multiple phyla, including cnidarians such as stony corals (Scleractinia). The intriguing gallforming shrimp Paratypton siebenrocki, a symbiont of Acropora corals in the Indo-Pacific, was collected in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea, Kenya, and the Maldives. Based on morphology P. siebenrocki has been considered to be most closely related to the genera Anapontonia and Metapontonia; however, no clear clustering with either palaemonid genus was observed in a phylogenetic reconstruction based on 16S and COI mtDNA. Here we photo-document the dwellings of P. siebenrocki in Acropora spp. for the first time, and furthermore we report on the reproductive output of this species. The number of eggs ranged from 345 to 909 (n = 6), and embryo volume differed strongly between early- and late-stage embryos. The carapace length ranged from 2.58 to 4.55 mm for the females and 1.51 to 2.5 mm for the males (n = 5). The number and size of the embryos, combined with their specialised, secluded lifestyle, suggest that P. siebenrocki allocates higher energy towards embryo production than free-living confamilials do.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKing Abdullah University of Science and Technologyen_US
dc.identifier.citationvan der Meij, S. E., Bouwmeester, J., & Bähr, S. (2023). DNA barcoding, dwelling morphology, and fecundity of the gall-forming shrimp Paratypton siebenrocki Balss, 1914 (Caridea: Palaemonidae). Journal of Natural History, 57(1-4), 25-37.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2022.2158383
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/27164
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTylor and Francisen_US
dc.subjectAcroporaen_US
dc.subjectassociated faunaen_US
dc.subjectphylogenyen_US
dc.subjectScleractiniaen_US
dc.subjectsymbiosisen_US
dc.titleDNA Barcoding, Dwelling Morphology, and Fecundity of the Gall-Forming Shrimp Paratypton Siebenrocki Balss, 1914 (Caridea: Palaemonidae)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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