Reproduction and distribution of the invasive European fanworm Sabella spallanzanii (Polychaeta : Sabellidae) in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia

The European fanworm Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791) was recently introduced to Port Phillip Bay and is now a conspicuous component of most benthic communities. Reproduction of the worm was investigated in a population at Queenscliff over a 2 yr period (October 1995 to October 1997) using gonada...

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Published inMarine biology Vol. 136; no. 4; pp. 645 - 656
Main Authors CURRIE, D. R, MCARTHUR, M. A, COHEN, B. F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Heidelberg Springer 19.05.2000
Berlin Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animal and plant ecology
Animal reproduction
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Annelida and closely related phyla: sipuncula. Echiura. Nemertinea
Australia, Victoria
Autoecology
Benthic communities
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Histology
Invertebrates
Marine
Marine biology
Nonnative species
Protozoa. Invertebrata
Sabella spallanzanii
Worms
Australia
Victoria
Oceania
Port Phillip Bay
PSE, Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip Bay
Introduced species
Polychaeta
Port Phillip Bay
Environmental factor
Annelida
Marine environment
Life cycle
Invasive species
Reproduction
Spatial distribution
Invertebrata
Reproductive cycle
Population density
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Summary:The European fanworm Sabella spallanzanii (Gmelin, 1791) was recently introduced to Port Phillip Bay and is now a conspicuous component of most benthic communities. Reproduction of the worm was investigated in a population at Queenscliff over a 2 yr period (October 1995 to October 1997) using gonadal histology.
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ISSN:0025-3162
1432-1793
DOI:10.1007/s002270050724