The sizes at settlement in natural populations of the cyprids of Chthamalus montagui and C-stellatus

Authors
O'Riordan, RM Myers, AA McGrath, D Delany, J Power, AM
Citation
Rm. O'Riordan et al., The sizes at settlement in natural populations of the cyprids of Chthamalus montagui and C-stellatus, J MARINE BI, 79(2), 1999, pp. 365-366
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
ISSN journal
00253154 → ACNP
Volume
79
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
365 - 366
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-3154(199904)79:2<365:TSASIN>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
The lengths of chthamalid cyprids collected during August 1996 on six rocky shores in County Cork, Ireland are reported. The lengths showed a bimodal distribution. The smaller length mode corresponded well with the length ran ge of laboratory-reared cyprids of Chthamalus montagui (Crustacea: Cirriped ia), whilst the larger length mode was greater than the length range report ed for laboratory-reared C. stellatus. Size may be a useful means to identi fy Chthamalus cyprids in field investigations.