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A novel mutuahstlc relatlon has been observed between serpulld worms Sp~robranchus yiganteus and masslve coral colon~es of Porites lutea and P lobata In response to Acanthaster plancl predatlon on reefs of the central Great Barner Reef (GBR), Austraha As f e~r i lng aggregatlons of A planci have caused mass mortality of hard corals In these areas, predator-lnduced selectlnn may be operating as an ecological mechanism In the development of the lnteractlon from the S giganteus cornmensalism Into a facultative mutuallsm For the worms masslve Pontes colonies provide both protect~on and an Ideal locat~on for suspension ieedlng (Strathmann et a1 1984 S m ~ t h pers comm ) For the coral colony the worms provlde a refuge for adjacent polyps from predatlon by A planci Such protected polyps ~ n ~ t l a t e r gen erahon ensurlng the survlval of the colony As Por~tes lutea and P lobata have long colon~al lves (>500 yr) (Potts e t a1 1985) the long term survlval of lnd~vldual colonies 1s an Important factor In thelr hfe hlstory strategies and m malnta ln~ng the observed broad dlstrlbutlon of slze classes of these specles (Potts et a1 1985 Cameron & Endean 1985) In rela tlon to continued predahon by A planci this mutualism may be an important buffer actlng to preserve reef community structure and accelerate the recovery process

Does Spirobranchus giganteus protect host Pontes from predation by Acanthaster planci: predator pressure as a mechanism of coevolution?