I just realized that the message below was intended for the entire list, but it
was sent to Nikki only.
I am sorry about it.
Cheers,
Lena
<Lena.Kupriyanova at flinders.edu.au>
Dear Nikki and everyone,
You should be aware that the name Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767
has been used for all larger representatives of the genus from all over the
world. Recent work has shown that S. vermicularis is a complex of
species (ten Hove & Jansen-Jacobs 1984, Kupriyanova 1999), and the
species S. vermicularis (sensu stricto) most probably only occurs in the
North Atlantic and Mediterranean. That is, any research conducted using
a Serpula population at Woods Hole most certainly WAS not conducted
on S. vermicularis.
Oddly enough, apparently there is no detailed description of larval
development of S. vermicularis s. stricto (from Europe). I know that
because I have been recently working (with E. Nishi, H. ten Hove and A.
Rzhavsky) on a manuscript reviewing life history in serpulids and
spirorbids. Since I mentioned that, I would like to repeat my earlier
request to the list and solicit any unpublished info/observations on
serpulid reproduction & development for the review. Any donations will be
highly appreciated and acknowledged in the paper :). I would be happy
to provide a progress report on the manuscript for those who might be
interested.
Wormly,
Lena
Nicola Diane Chapman wrote:
> In the same 'stream' as Hallvard, I am actually undertaking research on
> one particular serpulid assemblage, S.vermicularis.I have trawled through
> all the current literature, however I am lacking a detailed desciption of the
> morphology of planktonic and settlement stages of S.vermicularis larvae. I
> am aware that some research was done at Woods Hole.
>> Any pointers in the right direction would be of great help.
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