The Tube-Worm Spirorbis Vitreus and its Distribution in Britain
Spirorbis vitreus (Fab.), an arctic form, seems to be absent from Wales and most of England, but is generally abundant off the west coast of Scotland and also occurs in certain localities off Ireland, the Isle of Man, Cornwall and Brittany (which is probably its southern limit in Europe). Its range...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0025315400035141 2024-03-03T08:41:55+00:00 The Tube-Worm Spirorbis Vitreus and its Distribution in Britain Crisp, D. J. Bailey, Julie H. Knight-Jones, E. W. 1967 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400035141 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400035141 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom volume 47, issue 3, page 511-521 ISSN 0025-3154 1469-7769 Aquatic Science journal-article 1967 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400035141 2024-02-08T08:47:35Z Spirorbis vitreus (Fab.), an arctic form, seems to be absent from Wales and most of England, but is generally abundant off the west coast of Scotland and also occurs in certain localities off Ireland, the Isle of Man, Cornwall and Brittany (which is probably its southern limit in Europe). Its range thus extends farthest down our western coasts, a distribution which is characteristic of various other northern and southern forms that are near the limits of their geographical ranges. Such species presumably benefit from the equable temperatures, adjoining deep water, and this winter-breeding species of Spirorbis also needs freedom from abrasion. The tubes of juvenile S. vitreus are very different from those of adults. The distribution of uncini on the abdomen shows a remarkable bilateral asymmetry, as in S. spirillum . Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Cambridge University Press Arctic Cornwall ENVELOPE(-59.688,-59.688,-62.366,-62.366) Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 47 3 511 521 |
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Spirorbis vitreus (Fab.), an arctic form, seems to be absent from Wales and most of England, but is generally abundant off the west coast of Scotland and also occurs in certain localities off Ireland, the Isle of Man, Cornwall and Brittany (which is probably its southern limit in Europe). Its range thus extends farthest down our western coasts, a distribution which is characteristic of various other northern and southern forms that are near the limits of their geographical ranges. Such species presumably benefit from the equable temperatures, adjoining deep water, and this winter-breeding species of Spirorbis also needs freedom from abrasion. The tubes of juvenile S. vitreus are very different from those of adults. The distribution of uncini on the abdomen shows a remarkable bilateral asymmetry, as in S. spirillum . |
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The Tube-Worm Spirorbis Vitreus and its Distribution in Britain |
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The Tube-Worm Spirorbis Vitreus and its Distribution in Britain |
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The Tube-Worm Spirorbis Vitreus and its Distribution in Britain |
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The Tube-Worm Spirorbis Vitreus and its Distribution in Britain |
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The Tube-Worm Spirorbis Vitreus and its Distribution in Britain |
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tube-worm spirorbis vitreus and its distribution in britain |
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