A New Terminology for Marine Organisms Inhabiting Hard Substrates

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Other| October 01, 2002 A New Terminology for Marine Organisms Inhabiting Hard Substrates PAUL D. TAYLOR; PAUL D. TAYLOR 1Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD UK Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar MARK A. WILSON MARK A. WILSON 2Department of Geology, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information PAUL D. TAYLOR 1Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD UK MARK A. WILSON 2Department of Geology, The College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 44691 Publisher: SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology Accepted: 27 Mar 2002 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1938-5323 Print ISSN: 0883-1351 Society for Sedimentary Geology PALAIOS (2002) 17 (5): 522–525. https://doi.org/10.1669/0883-1351(2002)017<0522:ANTFMO>2.0.CO;2 Article history Accepted: 27 Mar 2002 First Online: 03 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation PAUL D. TAYLOR, MARK A. WILSON; A New Terminology for Marine Organisms Inhabiting Hard Substrates. PALAIOS 2002;; 17 (5): 522–525. doi: https://doi.org/10.1669/0883-1351(2002)017<0522:ANTFMO>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyPALAIOS Search Advanced Search Abstract Marine hard-substrate communities are important ecological and evolutionary resources for paleontologists and neontologists, yet their study is handicapped by numerous terms that are used inconsistently. A rationalized nomenclature system is proposed for plants and animals that encrust or bore natural marine hard substrates. The terms describe the identity of the colonizing organism, the nature of the substrate, and the location of the colonist (on the surface or within the substrate). These terms follow simple principles, making them easy to construct and interpret. A new collective term also is introduced: a sclerobiont is any organism (animal or plant) fouling any kind of hard substrate. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.