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Preferential Settlement of A Bryozoan and Serpulid Larvae on the Younger Parts of Laminaria Fronds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

A. R. D. Stebbing
A. R. D. Stebbing
Affiliation:
The Plymouth Laboratory
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Some preliminary experiments are described which indicate that the larvae of Scrupocellaria reptans (L.), Spirorbis corallinae de Silva and Knight-Jones forma reptans l'Hardy and Quiévreux and Spirorbis (Janua) pagenstecheri Quatrefages prefer to settle on the younger parts of the fronds of Laminaria digitata (Huds.) Lamour. Two possible explanations for the ecological significance of this behaviour are discussed and some supporting evidence is given.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 52 , Issue 3 , August 1972 , pp. 765 - 772
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1972

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