First occurrence of the interstitial polychaete Saccocirrus pussicus (Saccocirridae, Polychaeta) in exposed beaches of Uruguay

Marcel Rodríguez, Pablo Muniz, Natalia Venturini, Maikon De Domenico, Alejandro Martinez Garcia, Katrine Worsaae

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Abstract

This paper reports the first occurrence of the family Saccocirridae, (Saccocirrus pussicus), in exposed sandy beaches of Uruguay. 981 individuals, with densities between 20 and 18,080 ind/m2 and mean density of 163.5±362.9 ind/m2 were found, mainly in the swash zone, with a clearly patchy distribution.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPan - American Journal of Aquatic Sciences
Volume8
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)194-198
Number of pages5
ISSN1809-9009
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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