Keywords
Scale-worm
Symbiosis
Ophiuroidea
Venezuela.
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The worms Malmgreniella variegata has been found as commensal of Ophionereis reticulata in Florida and Belize. Here we report the association in Playa Piscina (Arapo Islands), Venezuela. Rev. Biol. Trop. 65(Suppl. 1): S85-S91. Epub 2017 November 01.
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