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Sponge symbioses between Xestospongia deweerdtae and Plakortis spp. are not motivated by shared chemical defense against predators

The recently described epizoic sponge-sponge symbioses between Xestospongia deweerdtae and two species of Plakortis present an unusual series of sponge interactions. Sponges from the genus Plakortis are fierce allelopathic competitors, rich in cytotoxic secondary metabolites, and yet X. deweerdtae f...

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Autores principales: Marty, Micah Jaarsma, Vicente, Jan, Oyler, Benjamin L., Place, Allen, Hill, Russell T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5395162/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28419173
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174816