Polychaeta of the Western Canadian Arctic

A summary of the species of Polychaeta hitherto recorded from the western Canadian Arctic is given. Each of the species enumerated is considered in the light of its known, or unknown, occurrence in each of two regions to the west (northern Alaska and the Chukchee Sea) and two to the east (Hudson Bay...

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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 1958
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f58-044
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f58-044
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Summary:A summary of the species of Polychaeta hitherto recorded from the western Canadian Arctic is given. Each of the species enumerated is considered in the light of its known, or unknown, occurrence in each of two regions to the west (northern Alaska and the Chukchee Sea) and two to the east (Hudson Bay and Greenland) respectively. The results show an almost complete balance in the number of occurrences of like species in the regions in both directions, suggesting circumpolar distribution within the area studied.