The life history responses of the abalone pest, Terebrasabella heterouncinata, under natural and aquaculture conditions

• Main Authors: Simon, Carol A, Kaiser, Horst, Britz, Peter J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Biology 2005
• Subjects: Burrows; Walker Bay
• Online Access: http://vital.seals.ac.za:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:6773; http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008074

The sabellid, Terebrasabella heterouncinata, is a small (<5 mm) intratubular brooder that lives in burrows within the host s shell matrix. It is a semi-continuous breeder and despite producing small numbers of large eggs, infestation by this animal has reached epidemic proportions on local abalon...