The genus Boccardia (Polychaeta: Spionidae) associated with mollusc shells on the south coast of South Africa

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 585-598

  Simon, C A ^a   Worsfold, T M ^b   Lange, L ^a   Sterley, J ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b Thomson Unicomarine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Boccardia; Molluscs; Reproduction; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COASTAL ZONE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MOLLUSC; MOLLUSC CULTURE; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RANGE EXPANSION; RANGE SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SHELL;

BOCCARDIA; BOCCARDIA POLYBRANCHIA; BOCCARDIA PROBOSCIDEA; HALIOTIDAE; MOLLUSCA; POLYCHAETA; SPIONIDAE;

EID: 77953615708     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: 14697769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315409990452     Document Type: Article

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