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The first records of Rullierinereis ancornunezi (Polychaeta: Nereididae) from British waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2013

Bryan Wasson*
Affiliation:
Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd, 3 Palace Yard Mews, Bath, BA1 2NH, UK
Jorge Núñez
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Bentos, Departamento de Biología Animal (Zoología), Facultad de Biología, Universidad de La Laguna, 38206 La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: B. Wasson, Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd, 3 Palace Yard Mews, Bath, BA1 2NH, UK email: bryan@seasurvey.co.uk
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Abstract

Rullierinereis ancornunezi is recorded for the first time from British waters. Specimens were discovered at two sites: near the Isles of Scilly at the extreme south-west of the country and near the Isle of Wight in the English Channel.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013

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