Handbook of the Marine Fauna of North-West EuropePeter J. Hayward, John S. Ryland This authoritative guide enables accurate identification of the common components of the inshore benthic invertebrates of the British Isles and adjacent European coasts, as well as a substantial proportion of fish species. This new edition builds upon the strengths of the earlier work and is thoroughly revised throughout to incorporate advances in both the taxonomy and ecology of the organisms concerned. |
Contents
Sponges Phylum Porifera | |
Hydroids Sea Anemones Jellyfish and Comb Jellies | |
Flatworms and Ribbon Worms Phyla | |
Annelids Phylum Annelida | |
Priapulids Sipunculans Echiurans and Entoprocts | |
Mites and Sea Spiders Phylum Arthropoda Subclass | |
Molluscs Phylum Mollusca | |
Bryozoa | |
Sea Urchins Starfish Brittle Stars and Sea Cucumbers | |
Acorn Worms and Sea Squirts Phyla Hemichordata | |
Taxonomic Index | |
Common terms and phrases
algae amongst anemones anteriorly aperture basal branches branchiae Brittany brown cephalic Cephalothrix chaetae chaetigers cirri cm long coasts of Britain Colony colour column diameter disc Dispersive stage distal dorsal cirri ectosomal elytra epilithic European Atlantic coasts eyes flattened genera gonophores gonotheca hard substrata head holdfasts hydranth hydroids Hydrothecae Intertidal Kattegat lateral antennae length lobes longitudinal Lower shore margin median antenna Mediterranean medusae Megascleres Microscleres neurochaetae neuropodial North Sea northÂwest European notochaetae operculum oscula oxeas pairs pale palps papillae parapodia perisarc pigment planula polychaetes polyps posterior posteriorly present proboscis prostomium recorded reddish region rock sand Scotland segments shallow sublittoral shells Shetland shore and shallow shore and sublittoral short Skagerrak skeleton slender smooth South and west southÂwest species specimens spicules spines sponge spongin stage a planula stem stolon sucker surface tapering tentacles Tetrastemma thoracic tips transverse tubes Tubulanus usually ventral cirri west coasts width yellowish