Discovery of the Corallivorous Polyclad Flatworm, Amakusaplana acroporae, on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia – the First Report from the Wild

Kate A. Rawlinson; Jessica S. Stella

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042240

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Discovery of the Corallivorous Polyclad Flatworm, Amakusaplana acroporae, on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia – the First Report from the Wild

Kate A. Rawlinson ,

* E-mail: k.rawlinson@dal.ca

Affiliation Biology Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Jessica S. Stella

Affiliations Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Climate Adaptation Flagship, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Discovery of the Corallivorous Polyclad Flatworm, Amakusaplana acroporae, on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia – the First Report from the Wild

Kate A. Rawlinson,
Jessica S. Stella

Published: August 1, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042240

About the Authors

Kate A. Rawlinson

* E-mail: k.rawlinson@dal.ca

Affiliation Biology Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Jessica S. Stella

Affiliations Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, and School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Climate Adaptation Flagship, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JSS KAR. Performed the experiments: JSS KAR. Analyzed the data: JSS KAR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: JSS KAR. Wrote the paper: JSS KAR.

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