About the Authors

Laetitia Plaisance

plaisancel@si.edu

Affiliations Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States of America, Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America

M. Julian Caley

Affiliation Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia

Russell E. Brainard

Affiliation Coral Reef Ecosystem Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration–Fisheries, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

Nancy Knowlton

Affiliations Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., United States of America, Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LP NK MJC RB. Performed the experiments: LP. Analyzed the data: LP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LP NK MJC RB. Wrote the paper: LP NK. Organized field trip: MJC RB.