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Britaev, T. A. (1981). Two new species of commensal polynoids (Polychaeta, Polynoidae) and bibliography on polychaetes symbionts of Coelenterata. Zoologicheskii Zhurnal. 60(6): 817-823.
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Britaev, T. A.
1981
Two new species of commensal polynoids (Polychaeta, Polynoidae) and bibliography on polychaetes symbionts of Coelenterata
Zoologicheskii Zhurnal
60(6): 817-823
Publication
English translation by Temir Britaev is appended
Available for editors [request]
Two new species of polynoids from the central part of the
P i c i f i c (Mt Vytyaz and M t Guyot) are described. Polynoe
uschakovi sp. no is associated with a gorgonarian Callogorgia
sp. and with a hydrocoral Allopora sp. It l i v e s on a gorgonaria
under s c l e r i t e s of polyps, on a hydrocoral - i n tubular "galls",
abnormal growths of walls of the coral. Harmothoe melanicornis
sp. n, is associated with another species of the genus Allopora.
It lives i n tubular "galls" similar to those of Po uschakovi,
In both cases the g a l l formation seem to be induced by
commensals. A bibliography of the Polychaeta symbionts of
Coelenterata is presented.
Ecology
Harmothoe melanicornis Britaev, 1981 (original description)
Polynoe uschakovi Britaev, 1981 accepted as Gorgoniapolynoe uschakovi (Britaev, 1981) (original description)
Polynoe uschakovi Britaev, 1981 accepted as Gorgoniapolynoe uschakovi (Britaev, 1981) (original description)