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Sabellaria nanella (Sabellariidae): from solitary subtidal to intertidal reef-building worm at Monte Hermoso, Argentina (39°S, south-west Atlantic)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 September 2012

Claudia Bremec ,
Cecilia Carcedo ,
M. Cintia Piccolo ,
Eder dos Santos  and
Sandra Fiori
Claudia Bremec
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP)–Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)–Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMC, UNMP–CONICET)
Cecilia Carcedo
Affiliation:
Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO)–Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Avenida Rivadavia, 1917 C1033AAJ CABA, Argentina
M. Cintia Piccolo
Affiliation:
Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO)–Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Avenida Rivadavia, 1917 C1033AAJ CABA, Argentina Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)
Eder dos Santos
Affiliation:
Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO)–Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Avenida Rivadavia, 1917 C1033AAJ CABA, Argentina
Sandra Fiori*
Affiliation:
Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO)–Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Avenida Rivadavia, 1917 C1033AAJ CABA, Argentina Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS)
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: S. Fiori, Instituto Argentino de Oceanografía (IADO)–Consejo, Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Avenida Rivadavia, 1917 C1033AAJ CABA, Argentina email: sfiori@criba.edu.ar
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Abstract

This contribution reports the first record of intertidal reefs built by the sabellariid worm Sabellaria nanella in the lower intertidal at Monte Hermoso beach, Argentina (39°S). All previous records of S. nanella in the study area correspond to solitary individuals from shallow subtidal depths in coastal environments, while the present findings refer to well established reefs on stony rocks. Worms sort medium size sand grains to build the reefs, which contain higher amount of organic matter than the surrounding sediments. Size structure of worms shows multiple size cohorts that include recent recruits and mature adults. Many invertebrates, i.e. various annelids, arthropods, molluscs, nemerteans and nematodes, are the frequent organisms living within the reef, some of them already recorded in the area. The presence of intertidal reefs of S. nanella indicates that the species has plasticity to adapt to environments with different physical conditions (subtidal–intertidal areas).

Keywords

Sabellaria nanellareefsintertidalArgentinasouth-west Atlantic
Type
Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 93 , Issue 1 , February 2013 , pp. 81 - 86
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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