Dear Annelida listers,
This article caught my eye. The ampharetid Alkmaria romijni is protected
under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in the UK. Can anyone in the
know tell us more about how this came about? And, more widely, are there
any other protected, or (known to be) endangered polychaetes and other
worms around the world? I know there are oligochaetes in trouble in
Australia. This might be more uplifting to talk about rather than the usual
negative case of polychaetes that are distinctly unwelcome!
Gilliland, P. M., & W. G. Sanderson. 2000. Re-Evaluation of Marine
Benthic Species of Nature Conservation Importance: A New Perspective
on Certain 'Lagoonal Specialists' with Particular Emphasis on Alkmaria
romijni Horst (Polychaeta: Ampharetidae). - Aquatic conservation: marine
and freshwater ecosystems, 10(1):1-12.
Geoff
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