Helmut wrote :
> H. carunculata has irritating bristles, indeed like some caterpillars. In
> this lab the following story is told: in former times (the 1950s) a well
> known marine biologist discovered (new to him) H. carunculata while
> snorkeling in southern Mediterranean waters. Having no container at hand
> (plastic bags easy to carry along were not yet of common use), he put some
> into his slip in order to take them to shore.
the end of the story was not so fun. Our friend got immediately a big
problem of locomotion and he had a lot of difficulty to came back to the
shore. His legs were partly paralyzed! Hopefully, for Marine Biology (and
himself) these troubles disappeared few hours later.
(few years after, I was more lucky (or less unlucky) when I encountered
this Hermodice in Caribean, I used an other kind of container: my hand - I
noticed that in an old paper!).
To turn back to Chris' problem, I've some memories that the large
mediterranean Eunice aphroditois could have been sampled "hooked up by
anglers"
The Best,
Gerard
Dr Gerard BELLAN
Centre d'Oceanologie de Marseille
Station marine d'Endoume
Rue Batterie des Lions
13007 MARSEILLE
France
Tel. : 04 91 04 16 12 (France)
+33 491 04 16 12 (Foreign)
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+33 491 04 16 35 (Foreign)
e-Mail : gbellan at com.univ-mrs.frhttp://www.com.univ-mrs.fr
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