On the finding of a mass occurrence of Serpula narconensis Baird, 1885 (Polychaeta, Serpulidae) in South Georgia (Antarctica)

A new “reef ” of the serpulid polychaete Serpula narconensis Baird, 1885 is reported from the South Georgia Island shelf. This particular mass occurrence is the second serpulid “reef” reported in the Antarctic region. Its location, at 91- to 105-m depth, is very different from those serpulid reefs p...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Ramos, Ana, San-Martín, Guillermo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
Pesquerías
Antarctic
Antarctic Ocean
South Georgia Island
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Polar Biology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10508/10127
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/327961
https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050432
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Summary:A new “reef ” of the serpulid polychaete Serpula narconensis Baird, 1885 is reported from the South Georgia Island shelf. This particular mass occurrence is the second serpulid “reef” reported in the Antarctic region. Its location, at 91- to 105-m depth, is very different from those serpulid reefs previously reported, usually sited at intertidal zone or at low depth, and this may be one of the largest, if not the largest, serpulid reef in the world. SI

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