A new record of the echiuran echiurus echiurus (pallas, 1767) from the East Coast of Southern Africa

The species Echiurus echiurus (Pallas, 1767) of the family Echiuridae, originally described from shallow waters of the Belgian coast, was later recorded from many other localities in the northern hemisphere, predominantly in cold waters and extending even into the Arctic. The discovery of this speci...

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Main Author: Biseswar, R
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: NISC 2011
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Arctic
Online Access:http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/66299
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spelling ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/66299 2023-05-15T14:58:51+02:00 A new record of the echiuran echiurus echiurus (pallas, 1767) from the East Coast of Southern Africa Biseswar, R 2011-05-17 application/pdf http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/66299 eng eng NISC http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/66299/54016 http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajms/article/view/66299 Copyright for articles published in this journal is retained by the publisher. African Journal of Marine Science; Vol 18 (1997) 1814-232X info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 2011 ftjafricanj 2017-03-05T06:36:29Z The species Echiurus echiurus (Pallas, 1767) of the family Echiuridae, originally described from shallow waters of the Belgian coast, was later recorded from many other localities in the northern hemisphere, predominantly in cold waters and extending even into the Arctic. The discovery of this species from the warm, subtropical waters of the east coast of southern Africa is the first record of its occurrence in the southern hemisphere and marks a considerable extension of its geographic range. The species is briefly redescribed and some of the taxonomic characters have been reviewed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic AJOL - African Journals Online Arctic
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description The species Echiurus echiurus (Pallas, 1767) of the family Echiuridae, originally described from shallow waters of the Belgian coast, was later recorded from many other localities in the northern hemisphere, predominantly in cold waters and extending even into the Arctic. The discovery of this species from the warm, subtropical waters of the east coast of southern Africa is the first record of its occurrence in the southern hemisphere and marks a considerable extension of its geographic range. The species is briefly redescribed and some of the taxonomic characters have been reviewed.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Biseswar, R
spellingShingle Biseswar, R
A new record of the echiuran echiurus echiurus (pallas, 1767) from the East Coast of Southern Africa
author_facet Biseswar, R
author_sort Biseswar, R
title A new record of the echiuran echiurus echiurus (pallas, 1767) from the East Coast of Southern Africa
title_short A new record of the echiuran echiurus echiurus (pallas, 1767) from the East Coast of Southern Africa
title_full A new record of the echiuran echiurus echiurus (pallas, 1767) from the East Coast of Southern Africa
title_fullStr A new record of the echiuran echiurus echiurus (pallas, 1767) from the East Coast of Southern Africa
title_full_unstemmed A new record of the echiuran echiurus echiurus (pallas, 1767) from the East Coast of Southern Africa
title_sort new record of the echiuran echiurus echiurus (pallas, 1767) from the east coast of southern africa
publisher NISC
publishDate 2011
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op_source African Journal of Marine Science; Vol 18 (1997)
1814-232X
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