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    Gregarious settlement by the larvae of Hydroides dianthus (Polychaeta, Serpulidae)

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    1981-09
    Author
    Scheltema, Rudolf S.  Concept link
    Williams, Isabelle P.  Concept link
    Shaw, M. A.  Concept link
    Loudon, Catherine  Concept link
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    Citable URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/10280
    DOI
    10.1575/1912/10280
    Keyword
     Serpulidae; Polychaeta 
    Abstract
    Larval development of the serpulid polychaete worm, Hydroides dianthus Verrill 1893 parallels that of other closely related species. The larvae prefer to settle upon surfaces already inhabited by other members of their own species rather than to colonize surfaces without such conspecific residents. However, very wide variations in the intensity of settlement are observed. These differences in the amount of settlement cannot presently be attributed to any single variable. Gregarious settlement appears to be typical for sessile species which do not have the ability to reproduce asexually after settlement.
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    Also published as: Marine Ecology Progress Series 5 (1981): 69-74
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    Scheltema, R. S., Williams, I. P., Shaw, M. A., & Loudon, C. (1981). Gregarious settlement by the larvae of Hydroides dianthus (Polychaeta, Serpulidae). Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. https://doi.org/10.1575/1912/10280
     
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