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Distribution of the Cirratulid Polychaetes Dodecaceria Fimbriata, D. Concharum and D. Diceria in European Waters Between Latitudes 48°N and 70°N

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Peter H. Gibson
Peter H. Gibson
Affiliation:
Institute of Cell, Animal and Population Biology, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Laboratories, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JQ
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The distribution of Dodecaceria in northern Europe was found for samples borrowed from museums and other collections. Dodecaceria fimbriata was present in the coastal waters of mainland Britain and the Continent from the English Channel northwards. Dodecaceria concharum was only found in British mainland coastal waters and on the French coast at the western end of the English Channel. It was absent where salinities were below ~34%0. The two species were sampled along the Lothian and Borders coasts and the numbers of D. concharum fell with decreasing salinity as the Firth of Forth was approached. Dodecaceria diceria was found for the first time in the North Sea at depths of 100–200 m. The benthic salinity here is ~35%0.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 76 , Issue 3 , August 1996 , pp. 625 - 635
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1996

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