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Lusitanian nemertean species in Lough Hyne Marine Reserve: Paradrepanophorus crassus and Punnettia splendida

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2013

Cynthia D. Trowbridge ,
Colin Little ,
Penny Stirling ,
Graham Pilling  and
Brittney Dlouhy-Massengale
Cynthia D. Trowbridge*
Affiliation:
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, PO Box 5389, Charleston, OR 97420, USA
Colin Little
Affiliation:
Beggars Knoll, Long River Road, Newtown, Westbury, BA13 3ED, UK
Penny Stirling
Affiliation:
Beggars Knoll, Long River Road, Newtown, Westbury, BA13 3ED, UK
Graham Pilling
Affiliation:
Secretariat of the Pacific Community, B.P. D5, 98848 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia
Brittney Dlouhy-Massengale
Affiliation:
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, PO Box 5389, Charleston, OR 97420, USA
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: C.D. Trowbridge, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, PO Box 5389, Charleston, OR 97420, USA email: cdt@uoregon.edu
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Abstract

The warm-water nemertean species Paradrepanophorus crassus, described from Mediterranean shores, was first recorded in Lough Hyne, County Cork, Ireland in 1931 by Renouf. This large nemertean that forms membranous tubes under low intertidal to shallow subtidal rocks has increased in frequency, particularly from 2009 to 2012 with peak values of 0.26 specimens per metre of shoreline. Eggs were noted within the membranous tube of one specimen collected in June 2012. Furthermore, based on digital photographs of specimens, the striped nemertean species Punnettia splendida was also noted in September 2011; this is a new species record for Lough Hyne.

Keywords

Lough HyneIrelandLusitanianNemerteatubes
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e57
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013

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