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 |
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| 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, | ||
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