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The first documented record of the non-native spionid Boccardia proboscidea in UK waters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

Josh Hatton  and
Bryony Pearce
Josh Hatton*
Affiliation:
Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd, 24a Monmouth Place, Bath, BA1 2AY, UK
Bryony Pearce
Affiliation:
Gardline Caledonia Ltd, 69 Buchanan Street, Glasgow, G1 3HL, UK
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: J. Hatton, Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd, 24a Monmouth Place, Bath, BA1 2AY, email: josh@seasurvey.co.uk
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Abstract

Boccardia proboscidea is recorded for the first time in UK waters. Specimens were discovered at two intertidal sites on the Isle of Skye.

Keywords

PolychaetaSpionidaeBoccardiaIsle of Skyenon-nativeshellfish
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 6 , 2013 , e101
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2013 

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