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Paraonis fulgens (Levinsen 1884)

Biology

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The species is bioluminescent.

Reference

Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170.

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Distribution

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lower St. Lawrence estuary; Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel); Cobscook Bay to Massachusetts and Virginian subprovince

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Distribution

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NE Atlantic: Kiel Bay; Kattegat; North Sea; English Channel; Irish Sea. NW Atlantic: Gulf of Maine; Massachusetts.

Reference

Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170.

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Habitat

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infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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Sandy littoral zone. Lives in thin and fragile tubes cemented with mucus.

Reference

Strelzov, V.E. (1973). МНОГОЩЕТИНКОВЫЕ ЧЕРВИ семейства Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 [Polychaete worms of the family Paraonidae Cerruti, 1909 (Polychaeta, Sedentaria)]. Akademia Nauk. Moscow. 1-170.

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copyright
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contributor
João Gil [email]