BIOTIC Species Information for Arenicola marina
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Researched by | Dr Harvey Tyler-Walters | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
Refereed by | Dr Matt Bentley | ||
Taxonomy | |||
Scientific name | Arenicola marina | Common name | Blow lug |
MCS Code | P931 | Recent Synonyms | None |
Phylum | Annelida | Subphylum | |
Superclass | Class | Polychaeta | |
Subclass | Order | Capitellida | |
Suborder | Family | Arenicolidae | |
Genus | Arenicola | Species | marina |
Subspecies | |||
Additional Information | Arenicola defodiens sp. nov. has recently been distinguished from Arenicola marina on the basis of the morphology of the gills, the annulation pattern between the first 4 chaetigerous segments, size, burrow depth, cast type and shape, colour, absence of a feeding depression and genetic polymorphism (see Cadman & Nelson-Smith, 1993). These two species may represent the 'laminarian' and 'littoral' forms respectively referred to by earlier authors. | ||
Taxonomy References | Fish & Fish, 1996, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Hayward et al., 1996, Howson & Picton, 1997, Cadman & Nelson-Smith, 1993, Everson, 2000, |