Pontonia margaritaVerrill, 1869 (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) as a symbiont ofPinna rugosaSowerby, 1835 (Mollusca: Bivalvia) on both coasts of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico
Abstract:Many caridean shrimps live in symbiosis with bivalves, the shrimps finding refuge and food in the mucus in their host’s mantle cavity. We report for the first time the presence of Pontonia margarita Verrill, 1869 on both coasts of Baja California Peninsula, Mexico, as a symbiont of the pen shell Pinna rugosa Sowerby, 1835. The symbiont was found in Laguna Ojo de Liebre (LOL), which faces the Pacific Ocean, and in Bahía Concepción (BC), on the eastern coast facing the Gulf of California. A total of 569 specimen… Show more
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