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The Biology of Eurydice Pulchra [Crustacea: Isopoda]

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

Susan Fish
Susan Fish
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Department of Zoology, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
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Eurydice pulchra Leach is a common intertidal isopod of sandy beaches. Its occurrence around the British Isles has been described by Jones & Naylor (1967), and Salvat (1966) has described the life cycle and intertidal distribution of the species on the west coast of France. There are several records of its intertidal distribution in Britain (Elmhirst, 1931; Pirrie, Bruce & Moore, 1932; Rees, 1939; Watkin, 1942; Brady, 1942; Holme, 1949; Southward, 1953; Colman & Segrove, 1955; Perkins, 1956; M. Ladle, unpublished) and these suggest that its distribution is variable. Watkin (1942) found that the population structure of E. pulchra in late March and early April was comprised of ‘two distinct groups’ and similar findings were made in July by Scott (1960). The present study was made on a large intertidal population in the sands of the Dovey Estuary, Cardinganshire.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 50 , Issue 3 , August 1970 , pp. 753 - 768
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1970

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