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A new species of lugworm: Arenicola defodiens sp. nov.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

P. S. Cadman  and
A. Nelson-Smith
P. S. Cadman
Affiliation:
Marine, Environmental and Evolutionary Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, SA2 8PP
A. Nelson-Smith
Affiliation:
Marine, Environmental and Evolutionary Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Swansea, SA2 8PP
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A new species of lugworm Arenicola defodiens sp. nov. (common name ‘black lug’ or ‘runnydown’) is described from 148 specimens taken from intertidal sands around South Wales. Comparisons are made with the well-known and generally more common lugworm Arenicola marina (L.). To aid in diagnosis, a table illustrating differences in the genetics, ecology and morphology is also provided.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 73 , Issue 1 , February 1993 , pp. 213 - 223
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1993

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