III.—Polychæta of the family Nereidæ, collected by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (1902–1904).
The collection of Nereidæ brought home by the Scotia proves to be of considerable interest. As other expeditions have indicated, the family is but poorly represented in the antarctic or sub-antarctic regions; and although a large number of specimens were collected at the South Orkney Islands, these...
| Published in: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1914
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800017269 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080456800017269 |
| Summary: | The collection of Nereidæ brought home by the Scotia proves to be of considerable interest. As other expeditions have indicated, the family is but poorly represented in the antarctic or sub-antarctic regions; and although a large number of specimens were collected at the South Orkney Islands, these have all proved to belong to one species, N. kerguelensis M'Int. No nereids were obtained at any of the deep-water stations farther south—the family being decidedly littoral in its range. The chief interest, however, lies in the material collected so assiduously throughout the vessel's wanderings. Six other species were obtained, including one from the Falkland Islands, hitherto undescribed. |
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