On a Collection of Polychaetous Annelids from Northern Banks Island, from the South Beaufort Sea, and from Northwest Alaska; Together with some New Records from the East Coast of Canada

Thirty-seven species of Polychaeta from the western Canadian arctic and northwest Alaska, 27 of which are new to these regions, are enumerated and discussed. Comparison is made with their records in the American arctic to the east of these regions, in the European arctic, and on the east and west co...

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Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Authors: Berkeley, E., Berkeley, C.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1956
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f56-015
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f56-015
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Summary:Thirty-seven species of Polychaeta from the western Canadian arctic and northwest Alaska, 27 of which are new to these regions, are enumerated and discussed. Comparison is made with their records in the American arctic to the east of these regions, in the European arctic, and on the east and west coasts of North America. Six species new to the east coast of Canada are also recorded.