Patricia,
As you probably know adelphophagia ('brother eating') is the term for
the egg cannibalism common in Spionidae, especially within egg capsules
of Polydora and relatives, but other than that I can't see much comment
on the topic. It is also reported for nereidid larvae. There is quite a
lot of literature on adelphophagia.
Marty, R.; Brenot, S.; Retiere, C.; Desrosiers, G. (1997). Premier cas
d'adelphophagie etudie chez les nereides (Annelides, Polychetes):
signification ecologique de ce comportement developpe par le Nereis
diversicolor (O. F. Muller). Canadian Journal of Zoology/Revue Canadien
de Zoologie 75(10): 1575-1584.
Regarding other cannibalism, observed rather than inferred, this cite
is abstract only and refers to Ophiodromus pugettensis.
Vuturo, S.A.; Shuster, S.M. (2001). Sex change and cannibalism in Gulf
of California populations of a commensal polychaete. American Zoologist
41(6): 1616.
Geoff Read
>>> On 18/11/2008 at 7:13 a.m., "Patricia Lattig" <plattig from gmail.com>
wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>> I would like to know if anyone has information about cannibalism in
> Polychaetes, or have studied a specific case of it.
> I will appreciate any help.
>> Best Wishes
>> Patricia
>> ------------
>> Patricia Lattig
> PhD Candidate
> Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
> Ed. Biología (Zoología).
> Madrid-Spain
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