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Red Spotted Horseshoe

Protula tubularia (Montagu 1803)

Associations

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Animal / parasite
young of Drilonereis parasitises Protula tubularia

Animal / parasite / ectoparasite
tentacle of adult of Lichomolgus protulae ectoparasitises Protula tubularia

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Animal / parasite / endoparasite
Selenidium caulleryi endoparasitises gut of Protula tubularia

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Distribution

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Nova Scotia to Carolinas

Reference

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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benthic species found over muddy and gravelly bottoms, usually attached to Placopecten.

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Kennedy, Mary [email]