BARNACLE-DWELLING EGOTYPES OF THREE BRITISH LITTORINA SPECIES AND THE STATUS OF LITTORINA NEGLECTA BEAN |
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Authors: | REID DAVID G |
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Department of Zoology, Natural History Museum London SW7 5BD, U.K. |
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Abstract: | On the basis of collections from SW Wales and W Ireland it isshown that small (<5 mm) black and/or white Littorina occurringin the barnacle zone on exposed shores, of the L. neglecta shelltype, comprise three species. From their reproductive anatomythese correspond to L. saxatilis, L. arcana and L. nigrolineata,and are interpreted as analogous barnacle-dwelling ecotypesof these species. This adds to the evidence that L. neglectais not a distinct species, but an ecotype of L. saxatilis. (Received 1 June 1992; accepted 23 June 1992) |
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