New records of association between caridean shrimps (Decapoda) and sponges (Porifera) in Abrolhos Archipelago, northeastern Brazil

Abstract

The association of the caridean shrimps Anchistioides antiguensis (Schmitt, 1924) and Typton gnathophylloides Holthuis, 1951 with the sponges Dysidea janiae (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864) and Amphimedon viridis Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864, respectively, is reported for the first time. The material was collected in coral reefs surrounding Santa Barbara Island, Abrolhos Archipelago, Bahia, Brazil. The shrimps occupied different locations inside the sponges. Previous records of associations between these carideans and other hosts were revised and the possible type of association between the shrimps and their hosts is discussed. The occurrence of the sponge A. viridis in the Abrolhos Archipelago is also reported for the first time.

Observations of life history traits of Typton carneus Holthuis, 1951 (Caridea, Palaemonidae): a poorly known sponge-dwelling shrimp

“…However, Ty. gnathophylloides has a previous association record with such a sponge (Soledade et al, 2017), indicating that this shrimp may tolerate the toxins produced by this host. Chemical defenses were also experimentally observed in D. etheria, which shows low predation by starfish (Waddell and Pawlik, 2000).…”

“…The genus currently includes 20 species distributed worldwide (De Grave and Fransen, 2011;Almeida et al, 2014;Ayón-Parente et al, 2015;Neves, 2020), of which seven have been recorded in Brazil: Typton carneus Holthuis, 1951, Typton distinctus Chace, 1972, Typton fapespae Almeida, Anker and Mantelatto, 2014, Typton gnathophylloides, Holthuis, 1951, Typton prionurus Holthuis, 1951, Typton tortugae McClendon, 1911and Typton vulcanus Holthuis, 1951(Coelho et al, 2006Vieira et al, 2012;Almeida et al, 2014;Pachelle et al, 2015;Soledade et al, 2017).…”