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Identity and Diversity of Polydorids (Annelida: Spionidae) on Coralline Algae Encrustations of Conus Shells at French Polynesia.
The Biological bulletin - 1 Jan 2025
Hassig Andrea, Duda Thomas F
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AbstractPolydorids (family Spionidae) are marine annelids that mostly bore into and occupy a variety of calcareous substrates, including mollusc shells and coralline algae. Here we evaluated the identity of polydorids inhabiting coralline algae encrustations of shells of Conus species (family Conidae) from French Polynesia through analyses of sequences of a region of the mitochondrial 16S gene. We observed...
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