NOTE ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF ENSIS-DIRECTUS (CONRAD, 1843)

Authors
LUCZAK C DEWARUMEZ JM
Citation
C. Luczak et Jm. Dewarumez, NOTE ON THE IDENTIFICATION OF ENSIS-DIRECTUS (CONRAD, 1843), Cahiers de biologie marine, 33(4), 1992, pp. 515-518
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal title
Cahiers de biologie marine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00079723
Volume
33
Issue
4
Year of publication
1992
Pages
515 - 518
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-9723(1992)33:4<515:NOTIOE>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Ensis directus occured for first time in high number in the French par t of the North Sea in spring 1991. Identification of specimens smaller than 15 mm is difficult because of easy confusion with Ensis arcuatus . For longer animals, a length/height ratio of 6:1 is a reliable crite rion of identification for Ensis directus after the three other consta nts and reliable characters described by de Boer (1984).