Horizontal distribution pattern of the syllid fauna (Annelida: Polychaeta) in the fringing reef lagoon of Anse Forbans (Seychelles, Mahé) and redescription of the abundant Streptosyllis aequiseta

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 496, Issue , 2003, Pages 17-26

  Böggemann, Markus ^a   Hessling, René ^a   Westheide, Wilfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fringing reef lagoon; Meiofauna; Polychaeta; Seychelles; Streptosyllis aequiseta; Syllidae

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; BIODIVERSITY; REEFS; SEDIMENTS;

SPECIES;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MEIOFAUNA; MORPHOLOGY; POLYCHAETE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANSE FORBANS; INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MAHE; SEYCHELLES;

ANNELIDA; INVERTEBRATA; POLYCHAETA; STREPTOSYLLIS; STREPTOSYLLIS AEQUISETA; SYLLIDAE;

EID: 17944393584     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026159823756     Document Type: Conference Paper

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