Gemmotheres
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Gemmotheres is a monotypic genus of pea crab
, which was erected in 1996 to hold the species Gemmotheres chamae (formerly Pinnotheres chamae). The species lives as a commensal
of the corrugate jewelbox, Chama congregata
.
Pinnotheridae
Pinnotheridae is a family of pea crabs. Pea crabs are tiny soft-bodied crabs that live commensally in the mantles of certain bivalve molluscs...
, which was erected in 1996 to hold the species Gemmotheres chamae (formerly Pinnotheres chamae). The species lives as a commensal
Commensalism
In ecology, commensalism is a class of relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits but the other is neutral...
of the corrugate jewelbox, Chama congregata
Chama congregata
Chama congregata, or the corrugated jewel box clam, is a species of bivalve mollusc in the family Chamidae. It can be found along the Atlantic coast of North America, ranging from North Carolina to the West Indies and Bermuda....
.