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Lug Worm

Arenicola cristata Stimpson 1856

Breeding Season

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Woods Hole, Maine
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Donald P. Costello and Catherine Henley
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Costello, D.P. and C. Henley (1971). Methods for obtaining and handling marine eggs and embryos. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Second Edition)
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Costello, D.P.
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C. Henley

Care of Adults

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Costello, D.P. and C. Henley (1971). Methods for obtaining and handling marine eggs and embryos. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Second Edition)
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Costello, D.P.
author
C. Henley

Fertilization and Cleavage

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Costello, D.P. and C. Henley (1971). Methods for obtaining and handling marine eggs and embryos. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Second Edition)
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Costello, D.P.
author
C. Henley

Later Stages of Development

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Costello, D.P. and C. Henley (1971). Methods for obtaining and handling marine eggs and embryos. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Second Edition)
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Costello, D.P.
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C. Henley

Living Material

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References

  • Bumpus, H. C., 1898. The breeding of animals at Woods Holl during the months of June, July and August. Science, 8: 850-858.
  • Child, C. M., 1897. A preliminary account of the cleavage of Arenicola cristata, with remarks on the mosaic theory. Zool. Bull., 1: 71-94.
  • Child, C. M., 1898. The maturation and fertilization of the egg of Arenicola marina. Trans. N. Y. Acad. Sci., 16: 387-394.
  • Child, C. M., 1900. The early development of Arenicola and Sternaspis. Arch. f. Entw., 9: 587-723.
  • Downing, E. R., 1911. The formation of the spermatophore in Arenicola and a theory of the alternation of generations in animals. J. Morph., 22: 1001-1051.
  • Newell, G. E., 1948. A contribution to our knowledge of the life history of Arenicola marina L. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc., 27: 554-580.
  • Okada, K., 1941. The gametogenesis, the breeding habits, and the early development of Arenicola cristata Stimpson, a tubicolous polychaete. Sci. Rep. Tohoku Imp. Univ., ser. 4, Biol., 16: 99-146.
  • Okuda, S., 1938. Notes on the spawning habit of Arenicola claparedii Levinsen. Annot. Zool. Japon., 17: 577-580.
  • Lillie, F. R., 1906. Observations and experiments concerning the elementary phenomena of embryonic development in Chaetopterus. J. Exp. Zool., 3: 153-268.

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Donald P. Costello and Catherine Henley
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Costello, D.P. and C. Henley (1971). Methods for obtaining and handling marine eggs and embryos. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Second Edition)
author
Costello, D.P.
author
C. Henley

Procuring Gametes

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Donald P. Costello and Catherine Henley
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Costello, D.P. and C. Henley (1971). Methods for obtaining and handling marine eggs and embryos. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Second Edition)
author
Costello, D.P.
author
C. Henley

Rate of Development

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Donald P. Costello and Catherine Henley
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Costello, D.P. and C. Henley (1971). Methods for obtaining and handling marine eggs and embryos. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Second Edition)
author
Costello, D.P.
author
C. Henley

The Unfertilized Ovum

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Donald P. Costello and Catherine Henley
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Costello, D.P. and C. Henley (1971). Methods for obtaining and handling marine eggs and embryos. Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Second Edition)
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Costello, D.P.
author
C. Henley

Distribution

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Virginian, southside of Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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