Adaptive morphology of Capulus subcompressus Pelseneer, 1903 (Gastropoda: Capulidae) from Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea (Antarctica)

• Main Authors: SCHIAPARELLI, STEFANO, CATTANEO VIETTI R., CHIANTORE, MARIACHIARA
• Other Authors: Schiaparelli, Stefano, CATTANEO VIETTI, R., Chiantore, Mariachiara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag Germany:Tiergartenstrasse 17, D 69121 Heidelberg Germany:011 49 6221 3450, EMAIL: [e-mail], INTERNET: http://www.springer.de, Fax: [phone] 2000
• Subjects: Capulus subcompressu; adaptive morphology; symbiotic relationships; Antarctic; Ross Sea; Terra Nova Bay; Pelseneer; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11567/246480

Capulus subcompressus Pelseneer, 1903 (Gastropoda: Capulidae) is a small epibiont gastropod living at Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea) down to 540 m on the calcareous tubes of its unique host, the serpulid Serpula narconensis Baird, 1865. This polychaete forms bush-like aggregates which host a rich microfa...