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Carol Simon @SimonPolyLabSA

Polychaetes: taxonomy, aliens, pests of aquaculture, bait species

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#IPC14 special issue has arrived. Very pleased. Thank you to @ZoolSocSA_ZSSA for sponsoring publication. @IPC2023 @NISC_Pub #AfricanZoology #WormWednesday
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Africa hosted its FIRST International #Polychaete Conference (#IPC14) in Stellenbosch🇿🇦 🪱This special issue of #AfricanZoology @tandfonline highlights the global gathering on #marine bristle worms, featuring new research on African species tandfonline.com/toc/tafz20/6…
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In time for #WormWednesday #IPC14 special issue #AfricanZoology: Vol 60, 1-2 tandfonline.com/toc/tafz20/6… @IPC2023
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In time for #WormWednesday #IPC14 special issue #AfricanZoology: Vol 60, 1-2 tandfonline.com/toc/tafz20/6… @IPC2023

African Zoology

Proceedings of the 14th International Polychaete Conference. Volume 60, Issue 1-2 of African Zoology

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Participants will receive instructions to download issue for free and to purchase hard copy soon
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Final contribution to @IPC2023 special issue in #AfricanZoology #Lumbrinerismagalhaensis in #SouthAfrica really two indigenous species tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…

Lumbrineris magalhaensis Kinberg, 1865 (Annelida: Lumbrineridae) revealed as two indigenous species...

Lumbrineris magalhaensis Kinberg, 1865 (Annelida: Lumbrineridae) is a marine polychaete worm that was first described from the Magellan Strait, Chile; thereafter it was also reported in sub-Antarct...

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Watch this space - issue will be released soon.
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Latests addition to @IPC2023 special issue #Serpulid diversity of coralligenous build-ups in southwestern Ionian Sea #AfricanZoology tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…

Serpulid diversity of coralligenous build-ups in the southwestern Ionian Sea

Coralligenous build-ups in the Ionian Sea off southeastern Sicily, Italy, first discovered about 20 years ago, were recently studied as part of the Italian FISR project ‘CresciBluReef’. Coralligeno...

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latest addition to @IPC2023 special issue. #Arenicolidae (Annelida) in #Norwegian waters: Species occurrence, bathymetric distribution and identification of juvenile specimens: #AfricanZoology: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…

Arenicolidae (Annelida) in Norwegian waters: species occurrence, bathymetric distribution and...

The two species of Arenicolidae, Arenicola marina and Arenicolides ecaudata, are common along the Norwegian coast. Juveniles and anterior fragments are often encountered when grab sampling, making ...

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It's #WormWednesday and my students wowed the audience at #BotZoo research meeting. @MatiesResearch #Scolelepis #kelp #Scoletoma
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A little late for ##WormWednesday. #kelpholdfast with #Gunnarea #CapeReefWorm #CoralWorm
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18 Jul 2024
Take a closer look at some of the specimens kept at the National Museum Cardiff…
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#IPC special issue #AfricanZoology @IPC2023 #Eunicid polychaete worms used as bait need development of management plans based on their biology and ecology. #Australia #SouthAfrica #France @AustmusResearch @jyothikara tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…

Eunicid polychaete worms used as bait with particular reference to Australia, South Africa and...

Worldwide, bait worms are collected for recreational and subsistence fishing, and fetch high prices in bait shops. While a variety of polychaete families are collected, we focus only on the “Marphy...

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#IPC Special Issue @IPC2023 Diversity, distribution and knowledge gaps of #Polychaeta on the continental shelf of southern #Namibia. #AfricanZoologyhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15627020.2024.2349648 #AnchorEnvironmentalConsultants
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#IPC special issue @IPC2023: A new species of #Malacoceros #Spionidae from urban waters in #Gabon #AfricanZoology tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1… #UniversityBordeaux #Senckenberg #USTM

A new species of Malacoceros (Annelida, Polychaeta, Canalipalpata, Spionidae) from urban waters in...

A new species of Malacoceros is described from estuarine equatorial waters in Libreville (Gabon, West Africa). During a recent environmental study aimed to assess the urban impact on an estuarine e...

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Halfway into workshop in #Namibia #SamNujomaCampus #UNam #WormWednesday #Cirratullidae
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It's #MolluscMonday. Long forgotten #Magallana gigas from bottom of hatchery dam
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It's #WormWednesday and Lee is learning how to dehydrate #Scolelepis for #SEM @MatiesResearch
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Colonisation patterns and reef growth of #invasive #serpulid #Ficopomatus #enigmaticus in a #Greek coastal lagoon #AfricanZoology @IPC2023 Special Issue @sarsifa @ZoolSocSA_ZSSA tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…

Colonisation patterns and reef growth of the invasive serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus in a Greek...

The reef-building serpulid polychaete Ficopomatus enigmaticus is an invasive species in brackish waters in tropical and temperate zones worldwide and often has massive impacts on ecosystems and ant...

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Gesa Hartmann-Schröder (1931–2022): a leading #polychaete systematist #AfricanZoology @IPC2023 special issue #Senckenberg tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…

Gesa Hartmann-Schröder (1931–2022): a leading polychaete systematist

Published in African Zoology (Vol. 60, No. 1-2, 2025)

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Untangling the #Magelonidae #Polychaeta of #southernAfrica. #NewSpecies #AfricanZoology @IPC2023 special issue @KatieMortimerJ1 @Iziko_Museums tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1…

Untangling the Magelonidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) of southern Africa, including the description of...

‘A monograph on the Polychaeta of Southern Africa’ by J. H. Day, published in 1967 and covering over 700 species, was considered an essential reference text for marine biologists. Nonetheless, desp...

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