Spirobranchus lamarcki (Quatrefages, 1866), (keelworm)
IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN


25 Apr 2008 at OSGR: SZ08 in Dorset, England

Record Summary2 tubes on dead Shore Crab carapace washed up on beach after storm
Found asTube (empty)
Date25 April 2008
Associated organismCarcinus maenas
OS grid refOSGR: SZ08
Lat/Lon50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W
Vice CountyDorset, VC no: 9
CountryEngland

Notes: Hayward and Ryland’s key needs the living animal, but from the 3 ridges on the tube, it’s more likely P. lamarcki.

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