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. 2012 Sep 6;12:172. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-172

Table 1.

Sampling information for the specimens used in this study

Superfamily Family Species Life style Host species Host taxon Host utilization/ habitat
Galeommatoidea
Galeommatidae
Divariscintilla toyohiwakensis
Symbiotic
Acanthosquilla acanthocarpus
Mantis shrimp (Arthropoda)
Inside the host burrow
Ephippodonta gigas
Symbiotic
Callianidea typa
Thalassinidean shrimp (Arthropoda)
Inside the host burrow
Galeomma sp.
Free-living
-
-
On the undersurface of rocks
Pseudogaleomma sp.
Free-living
-
-
On the undersurface of rocks
Scintilla rosea
Free-living
-
-
On the undersurface of rocks
Scintilla aff. hydatina
Free-living
-
-
On the undersurface of rocks
Scintilla sp.1
Free-living
-
-
On the undersurface of rocks
Scintilla sp.2
Free-living
-
-
On the undersurface of rocks
Scintillona stigmatica
Symbiotic
Brissus latecarinatus
Heart urchin (Echinodermata)
On the host body
Lasaeidae
Anisodevonia ohshimai
Symbiotic
Patinapta ooplax
Sea cucumber (Echinodermata)
On the host body
Arthritica japonica
Symbiotic
Xenophthalmus pinnotheroides
Intertidal crab (Arthropoda)
On the host body
Byssobornia yamakwai
Symbiotic
Ochetostoma erythrogrammon
Spoon worm (Echiura)
Inside the host burrow
Curvemysella paula
Symbiotic
Spiropagurus spiriger
Hermit crab (Arthropoda)
Inside the shell carried by the host
Devonia semperi
Symbiotic
Protankyra bidentata
Sea cucumber (Echinodermata)
On the host body
Entovalva lessonothuriae
Symbiotic
Holothuria (Lessonothuria) pardalis
Sea cucumber (Echinodermata)
Inside the host esophagus
Kellia porculus
Free-living
-
-
In the crevice of dead corals
Lasaea undulata
Free-living
-
-
In the crevice of rocks
Litigiella pacifica
Symbiotic
Sipunculus nudus
Peanut worm (Sipuncula)
On the host body
Melliteryx puncticulata
Free-living
-
-
On the undersurface of rocks
Montacutona sp.
Symbiotic
Cerianthus filiformis
Sea anemone (Cnidaria)
On the host body
Mysella aff. bidentata
Free-living
-
-
In sand sediment
Neaeromya rugifera
Symbiotic
Upogebia pugettensis
Thalassinidean shrimp (Arthropoda)
On the host body
Nipponomontacuta actinariophila
Symbiotic
Telmatactis sp.
Sea anemone (Cnidaria)
On the host body
Nipponomysella oblongata
Free-living
-
-
In sand sediment
Nipponomysella subtruncata
Symbiotic
Siphonosoma cumanense
Peanut worm (Sipuncula)
On the host body
Paraborniola matsumotoi
Free-living
-
-
On the undersurface of rocks
Peregrinamor gastrochaenans
Symbiotic
Upogebia carinicauda
Thalassinidean shrimp (Arthropoda)
On the host body
Peregrinamor ohshimai
Symbiotic
Upogebia major
Thalassinidean shrimp (Arthropoda)
On the host body
Pseudopythina ochetostomae
Symbiotic
Listriolobus sorbillans
Spoon worm (Echiura)
Inside the host burrow
Pseudopythina macrophthalmensis
Symbiotic
Macrophthalmus sp.
Intertidal crab (Arthropoda)
On the host body
Pseudopythina subsinuata
Symbiotic
Oratosquilla oratoria
Mantis shrimp (Arthropoda)
On the host body
Pseudopythina aff. ariake
Symbiotic
Protankyra bidentata
Sea cucumber (Echinodermata)
Inside the host burrow
Pseudopythina aff. nodosa
Symbiotic
Siphonosoma cumanense
Peanut worm (Sipuncula)
On the host body
Pythina deshayesiana
Free-living
-
-
On the undersurface of rocks
Salpocola philippinensis
Symbiotic
Sipunculus nudus
Peanut worm (Sipuncula)
On the host body
Cyamioidea
Basterotiidae
Basterotia carinata
Symbiotic
Ochetostoma erythrogrammon
Spoon worm (Echiura)
Inside the host burrow
Basterotia gouldi
Symbiotic
Ikedosoma gogoshimense
Spoon worm (Echiura)
Inside the host burrow
Basterotia sp.
Symbiotic
Ochetostoma erythrogrammon
Spoon worm (Echiura)
Inside the host burrow
Outgroups Solecurtidae
Azorinus minutus
Free-living
-
-
-
Gastrochaenidae
Gastrochaena cuneiformis
Free-living
-
-
-
Veneridae
Irus mitis
Free-living
-
-
-
Mactridae
Meropesta nicobarica
Free-living
-
-
-
Solenidae
Solen strictus
Free-living
-
-
-
Solemyidae
Solemya velum
Free-living
-
-
-
Nuculanidae
Nuculana pella
Free-living
-
-
-
Neotrigoniidae Neotrigonia margaritacea Free-living - - -

Taxonomic classification follows Bieler et al. (2010).