Abstract:Sandyella tricornuta (Hendrickx, 1990) is a small (<13 mm total length), obligate and highly specific ectosymbiont of the black coral Antipathes galapagensis Deichmann, 1941 with a remarkable morphology and body coloration that resembles black coral polyps. Sandyella tricornuta population structure was investigated to infer the reproductive periods evidenced with ovigerous females from monthly collection at Espíritu Santo Island (April 2009-March 2010) and along a latitudinal gradient of six islands (24-30°N, … Show more
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