Species Halofolliculina corallasia Antonius & Lipscomb, 2000

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Regional Maps

• Halofolliculina corallasia Antonius & Lipscomb, 2000.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Symbiotic (host(s): Seriatopora hystrix Dana, 1846 [POCILLOPORIDAE] Bird’s Nest Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Bottlebrush Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora grandis (Brook, 1892) [ACROPORIDAE] Branching Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora intermedia (Brook, 1891) [ACROPORIDAE] Branching Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Bushy Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora palifera (Lamarck, 1816) [ACROPORIDAE] Cat’s Paw Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Pocillopora eydouxi Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1860 [POCILLOPORIDAE] Cauliflower Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Pocillopora meandrina Dana, 1846 [POCILLOPORIDAE] Cauliflower Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) [POCILLOPORIDAE] Cauliflower Coral, Brush Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Seriatopora spp. [POCILLOPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Montipora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Echinopora sp. [FAVIIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Astreopora spp. [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Porites spp. [PORITIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Favia spp. [FAVIIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora gemmifera (Brook, 1892) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora austera (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Pocillopora spp. [POCILLOPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Corymbose Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Digitate Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora yongei Veron & Wallace, 1984 [ACROPORIDAE] Green Slimer Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Echinopora horrida Dana, 1846 [FAVIIDAE] Hedgehog Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Hydnophora rigida (Dana, 1846) [MERULINIDAE] Horn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Isoporan Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) [ACROPORIDAE] Milli Staghorn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora nasuta (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Nosey Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) [POCILLOPORIDAE] Rasp Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora microphthalma (Verrill, 1859) [ACROPORIDAE] Small Staghorn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Stylophora pistillata (Esper, 1792) [POCILLOPORIDAE] Smooth Cauliflower Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Staghorn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora monticulosa (Bruggemann, 1879) [ACROPORIDAE] Staghorn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) [ACROPORIDAE] Staghorn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Table Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Tabular Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Echinopora lamellosa (Esper, 1795) [FAVIIDAE] Whorling Stony Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease))), symbiotic (host(s): Seriatopora hystrix Dana, 1846 [POCILLOPORIDAE] Bird’s Nest Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Bottlebrush Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora grandis (Brook, 1892) [ACROPORIDAE] Branching Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora intermedia (Brook, 1891) [ACROPORIDAE] Branching Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Bushy Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora palifera (Lamarck, 1816) [ACROPORIDAE] Cat’s Paw Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Pocillopora eydouxi Milne-Edwards & Haime, 1860 [POCILLOPORIDAE] Cauliflower Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Pocillopora meandrina Dana, 1846 [POCILLOPORIDAE] Cauliflower Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Pocillopora damicornis (Linnaeus, 1758) [POCILLOPORIDAE] Cauliflower Coral, Brush Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Seriatopora spp. [POCILLOPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Echinopora sp. [FAVIIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Astreopora spp. [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Porites spp. [PORITIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Favia spp. [FAVIIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora valida (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora loripes (Brook, 1892) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora hyacinthus (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora humilis (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora gemmifera (Brook, 1892) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora cytherea (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora austera (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Pocillopora spp. [POCILLOPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Corymbose Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Digitate Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora yongei Veron & Wallace, 1984 [ACROPORIDAE] Green Slimer Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Echinopora horrida Dana, 1846 [FAVIIDAE] Hedgehog Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Hydnophora rigida (Dana, 1846) [MERULINIDAE] Horn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Isoporan Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) [ACROPORIDAE] Milli Staghorn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora nasuta (Dana, 1846) [ACROPORIDAE] Nosey Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Pocillopora verrucosa (Ellis & Solander, 1786) [POCILLOPORIDAE] Rasp Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora microphthalma (Verrill, 1859) [ACROPORIDAE] Small Staghorn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Montipora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Stylophora pistillata (Esper, 1792) [POCILLOPORIDAE] Smooth Cauliflower Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Staghorn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora monticulosa (Bruggemann, 1879) [ACROPORIDAE] Staghorn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora muricata (Linnaeus, 1758) [ACROPORIDAE] Staghorn Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Table Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Acropora sp. [ACROPORIDAE] Tabular Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease)); Echinopora lamellosa (Esper, 1795) [FAVIIDAE] Whorling Stony Coral (ectoparasitic (skeleton eroding band disease))).

Associated Fauna References

Antonius, A. 1999. Halofolliculina corallasia, a new coral-killing ciliate on Indo-Pacific reefs. Coral Reefs 18: 300 (Acropora sp.)

Willis, B.L., Page, C.A. & Dinsdale, E.A. 2004. Coral disease on the Great Barrier Reef. pp. 69-104 in Rosenberg, E. & Loya, Y. (eds.). Coral Health and Disease. Berlin : Springer-Verlag. (Acropora yongei; Acropora gemmifera; Acropora grandis; Acropora loripes; Acropora intermedia; Acropora monticulosa; Pocillopora eydouxi; Acropora microphthalma; Seriatopora hystrix; Acropora austera; Acropora cytherea; Acropora humilis; Acropora hyacinthus; Acropora nasuta; Acropora valida; Echinopora horrida; Hydnophora rigida; Pocillopora meandrina; Acropora millepora; Acropora palifera; Echinopora lamellosa; Stylophora pistillata; Pocillopora verrucosa; Acropora muricata; Pocillopora damicornis; Seriatopora spp.; Porites spp.; Acropora sp.; Acropora sp.; Acropora sp.; Acropora sp.; Acropora sp.; Acropora sp.; Acropora sp.; Astreopora spp.; Montipora sp.; Echinopora sp.; Favia spp.; Pocillopora spp.)

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