Polychaetes and oligochaetes associated with intertidal rocky shores in a semi-enclosed industrial and urban embayment, with the description of two new species

Helgoland Marine Research

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-308

  Parapar, Julio ^a   Martínez Ansemil, Enrique ^a   Caramelo, Carlos ^a   Collado, Rut ^a   Schmelz, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annelida; Faunal composition; Intertidal zone; New species; Oligochaeta; Polychaeta; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NEW SPECIES; POLYCHAETE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ROCKY SHORE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EL FERROL; EURASIA; EUROPE; GALICIA [SPAIN]; LA CORUNA [GALICIA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANNELIDA; NAIDIDAE; OLIGOCHAETA (METAZOA); PIRODRILUS; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 70350276514     PISSN: 1438387X     EISSN: 14383888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10152-009-0158-7     Document Type: Article

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