Title
04. Larval Settlement Patterns of Spirobranchus giganteus and Bispira brunnea
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Jill Schulze and Dr. Nancy Dalman
Campus
Dahlonega
Proposal Type
Poster
Subject Area
Biology
Location
Floor
Start Date
22-3-2019 11:00 AM
End Date
22-3-2019 12:00 PM
Description/Abstract
This study expands our understanding of the relationship between polychaete worms that live on the surface of corals, Spirobranchus giganteus (Christmas tree worms) and Bispira brunnea (feather duster worms), and their coral hosts. The study’s focus was to characterize the distribution of the polychaete species with respect to coral host genus. Feather duster worms occured on Porites and Montastrea corals more than expected, and less than expected on Millepora and Diploria (χ2=9.299, df=2, p2=1.0857, df=2, 0.75Montastrea, Millepora, and Diploria than expected, and less likely to occur on Porites. This observation held for both individuals and clusters (χ2=36.3729, df=2, p2=12.1431, df=2, p
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Revised Abstract
04. Larval Settlement Patterns of Spirobranchus giganteus and Bispira brunnea
Floor
This study expands our understanding of the relationship between polychaete worms that live on the surface of corals, Spirobranchus giganteus (Christmas tree worms) and Bispira brunnea (feather duster worms), and their coral hosts. The study’s focus was to characterize the distribution of the polychaete species with respect to coral host genus. Feather duster worms occured on Porites and Montastrea corals more than expected, and less than expected on Millepora and Diploria (χ2=9.299, df=2, p2=1.0857, df=2, 0.75Montastrea, Millepora, and Diploria than expected, and less likely to occur on Porites. This observation held for both individuals and clusters (χ2=36.3729, df=2, p2=12.1431, df=2, p