The Tube-Worm Spirorbis Vitreus and its Distribution in Britain

• Published in: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom
• Main Authors: Crisp, D. J., Bailey, Julie H., Knight-Jones, E. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1967
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Arctic; Cornwall
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315400035141; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0025315400035141

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...