Nocturnal Swimming of Scolecolepides viridis (Polychaeta: Spionidae)
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Estuaries
- Vol. 3 (2) , 148-149
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1351559
Abstract
AdultScolecolepides viridis were collected by nocturnal plankton tows in the Lafayette River, Norfolk, Virginia. All adults (40–70 mm) were filled with ripe gametes. Swimming individuals were collected only at night on ebb tides. Large (36–60 setigers) post-metamorphic worms were also collected in the plankton. The occurrence of down estuary adult movement is used to explain paradoxical information concerning this species within estuary distribution and early development.Keywords
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