Hitchhikers
Hitchhikers are very commonly encountered in marine aquaria, especially those with live rock. The pages here show some of the hitchhikers I have found in my tanks and may prove helpful in identifying hitchhikers found in other tanks. Other sites that are helpful for identifying hitchhikers include:
The references listed at the bottom of the page may also prove useful for identifying hitchhikers.
The pages are grouped by high level taxon of the organisms found. It may be necessary to look at all the pages.
References
Allen G.R. and Steene R. 1998. Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide. Tropical Reef Research, Singapore. 378pp.
Colin P.L. and Arenson C. 1997. Tropical Pacific Invertebrates - CD-ROM. Coral Reef Press, Beverly Hills, California. 305pp.
Edgar G.J. 2000. Australian Marine Life: The Plants and Animals of Temperate Waters. New Holand, Sydney. 528pp.
Gosliner T.M., Behrens D.W. and Williams G.C. 1996. Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific. Sea Challengers, Monterey, California. 314pp.
Halstead B. 2000. Coral Sea Reef Guide. Sea Challengers, Danville, CA. 321pp.
Mather P. and Bennett I. 1993. A Coral Reef Handbook. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW, Australia. 264pp.
Last updated: June 4, 2006
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