Glaucus pimplet (Anthopleura thallia)
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Researched by | Emily Wilson | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | (Gosse, 1854) | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | - |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Recorded from the south-west of England, the Hebrides and Skokholm Island.Global distribution
-Habitat
Occurs almost exclusively on rocky shores which are exposed to strong wave action, in pools, crevices, or amongst the dense aggregations of mussels often found on such shores. It prefers to bury itself beneath a layer of gravel if any is present.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Column tall, up to 50 mm.
- Verrucae prominent, in irregular rows and increasing in size towards the parapet, usually with debris stuck to them.
- Small acrorhagi present in fosse.
Additional information
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Bibliography
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Datasets
Fenwick, 2018. Aphotomarine. Occurrence dataset http://www.aphotomarine.com/index.html Accessed via NBNAtlas.org on 2018-10-01
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-08
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Last Updated: 25/06/2003