Observations on the re-establishment and tube construction by adults of the polychaete Lanice conchilega
In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press/Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: Cambridge. ISSN 0025-3154; e-ISSN 1469-7769, more
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Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766) [WoRMS]; Polychaeta [WoRMS]
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| Abstract |
The re-establishment of adult Lanice conchilega washed out from the sediment was studied in the laboratory in calm and wave conditions. Worms left in their tubes on the sand surface buried and built new tubes within 48 hours. In still water the fringe of the new tube was thinner and extended to all directions, while under a wave regime the individual branches were thicker and positioned perpendicularly to the direction of the waves. |
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