Table 2.
Algal host use in Oxynoe spp. based on field associations and laboratory feeding observations.
species | Collection site | Host Caulerpa species |
---|---|---|
O. antillarum | Curaçao | C. racemosa, C. sertularioides |
Florida Keys | C. cupressoides, C. paspaloides | |
O. azuropunctata | Florida Keys | C. cupressoides |
C. paspaloides, C. sertularioidesa | ||
O. viridis | Guam | C. scalpelliformis |
Okinawa, Japan | C. racemosa, C. serrulata, C. cupressoides | |
Lord Howe Island | C. racemosab | |
O. sp. 1 | Guam | C. verticillata, C. filicoides |
Mabini, Philippines | C. verticillata | |
O. sp. 2 | Lord Howe Island | C. racemosab |
O. sp. 3 | Lord Howe Island | C. cupressoides |
O. sp. 5 | Curaçao | C. sertularioides |
O. sp. 6 | Bahamas | C. cupressoides or C. paspaloides |
O. sp. 7 | Lord Howe Island | C. racemosab |
O. sp. 8 | Mexico | C. scalpelliformis |
Possibly C. cylindracea, not taxonomically clarified at time of collection (Belton et al., 2014).