Terpios hoshinota, Rutzler and Muzik, 1993

Yomogida, Masashi, Mizuyama, Masaru, Kubomura, Toshiki & Reimer, James Davis, 2017, Disappearance and Return of an Outbreak of the Coral-killing Cyanobacteriosponge in Southern Japan., Zoological Studies 56 (7), pp. 1-10 : 7

Extent of Terpios hoshinota outbreak

By snorkeling, the limits of the occurrence range of T. hoshinota were determined to be 27°20'8"N, 128°32'43"E and 27°19'55.3"N, 128°33'01.2"E ( Fig. 1 ). The distance between the east and west edges of the outbreak was approximately 620 m, roughly centered on the area where our monitoring was performed. From the monitoring area, the frequency of T. hoshinota gradually reduced towards the east and west edges (data not shown).

Figures

Fig. 1. (A) Location of Okinaerabu-jima Island, Kagoshima, Japan in the northwestern Pacific and, (B) map of Yakomo coast on Okinoerabu-jima Island. Red dotted box shows the Terpios hoshinota survey area, white dotted lines show the approximate area of T. hoshinota along the coast, and red solid lines approximate locations of permanent transects. Images from Google Earth.