Alismobates inexpectatus Pfingstl & Schuster, 2012
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4442.2.2 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:54AD9AAE-3106-4875-82FD-07A77427FB16 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5964178 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F0D44D-BF31-5755-46B7-FD78EF7C8C36 |
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Plazi |
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Alismobates inexpectatus Pfingstl & Schuster, 2012 |
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Alismobates inexpectatus Pfingstl & Schuster, 2012 View in CoL
Records associated with mangroves: Coney Island, Lover’s lake and the “Lagoon”, Bermuda, Bostrychia on mangrove roots ( Avicennia germinans ) ( Pfingstl 2013a). Río San Juan, GriGri Lagoon, Dominican Republic, intertidal algae growing on pneumatophores of red mangrove ( Rhizophora mangle ) (Pfingstl et al. 2016).
Records from other habitats: Tobacco Bay , Whalebone Bay, Devonshire Bay and numerous other locations on the island of Bermuda, Bostrychia tenella growing on intertidal rocks—( Pfingstl & Schuster 2012b) . Río San Juan, Playa Grande, Dominican Republic, intertidal algae growing on rock; Boca Chica and Puerto Santa Bárbara, Dominican Republic, Bostrychia sp. from littoral rocks (Pfingstl et al. 2016).
Distribution: Bermuda, Dominican Republic.
Remarks: Although this species can be found occasionally in mangrove habitats, it prefers rocky coasts where it grazes predominantly on Bostrychia tenella ( Pfingstl 2013a) .
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