Biotope / Habitat
Incrustée sous les colonies de coraux du genre Agaricia.
Species sheet
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Balane des coraux agaricia
Megatrema madreporarum (Bosc, 1812)
AnimalsArthropodsCrustaceans Cirripedes (barnacles, barnacles...)
Petite balane inscrustée sous la surface des coraux du genre Agaricia :
- Forme une bosse à la surface du corail,
- Plaques rostrales non visibles et cirres peu visibles.
Associated species
Related to:
Dotted line coralAgaricia lamarcki
Relation type:
Parasitism
En association avec les coraux du genre Agaricia, commune avec les colonies Agarice de Lamarck, Agaricia lamarcki.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
GuadeloupeMartinique
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
—Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- in : DORIS, 15/03/2021 : Megatrema madreporatum (Bosc, 1812),., https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/5409
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 29/12/2022 : Megatrema madreporarum (Bosc, 1812), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/4889
Modification history
- Created by Eric Nozérac on 29/12/2022
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