The first report of phoronis sp. (Phoronida) in red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) in Chile.
From: Journal of Shellfish Research
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Date: 9/1/2007
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Author: Aviles, Fabian; Godoy, Marcos; Munoz, Gerardo; Rozbaczylo, Nicolas
ABSTRACT Various red abalone shells (Haliotis rufescens) taken from Chiloe X Region, Chile, were examined revealing an enormous amount of vermiform organisms identified as phoronides (Phylum Phoronida) belonging to the genus Phoronis. These individuals have an extended vermiform body not divided into segments, but its upper extreme shows a crown of tentacles shaped in a circular ring (that is the reason why they could be confused with Sabellidae polychaetes, although they do not have ...
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