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Some notes on Tubiluchus corallicola (Priapulida) from Barbados, West Indies

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The occurrence of Tubiluchus corallicola (van der Land) in a lagoon on the East coast of Barbados, West Indies, is reported. 23 adult and 2 larval specimens were found in a sample taken from a subtidal stromatolite on which the animals presumably inhabited the algal surface layer. A comparison with data from earlier findings shows that the species is not confined to a particular type of substratum, yet morphologically it seems to be well adapted for a life in the interstitial sand habita. For the first time, living animals were observed and photographed. Their behavior and movements are briefly described and an account of morphological and histological details, as seen in squeezing preparations and photomicrographs, is presented.

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  1. E. Kirsteuer

    Present address: American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA

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  1. Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden, The Netherlands

    J. van der Land

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Communicated by J. W. de Blok, Texel

Supported in part by NSF Grant GB-7952

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Kirsteuer, E., van der Land, J. Some notes on Tubiluchus corallicola (Priapulida) from Barbados, West Indies. Marine Biology 7, 230–238 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00367493

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