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Ong, Bessie. (1995). Polychaetes of Telok Aling, Penang, Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 43(1): 257-283.
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Ong, Bessie
1995
Polychaetes of Telok Aling, Penang, Malaysia
The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
43(1): 257-283
Publication
World Polychaeta Database (WPolyDb)
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This is a description of intertidal polychaetes collected over 22 months from 1988-1989, at the Telok Aling sand flat, Penang, Malaysia. Thirteen species are described, all of which were present in every collection during the entire study period. The species are common in the Indian Ocean but few records, if any, of their occurrence in Malaysian waters have been made.
Indian Ocean
Indo-Malay
South-east Asia
Indo-Malay
South-east Asia
Systematics, Taxonomy
Naineris kalkudaensis (De Silva, 1965) (status source)
Parasclerocheilus branchiatus Fauvel, 1928 (additional source)
Parasclerocheilus branchiatus Fauvel, 1928 (additional source)
Malacca Strait for Parasclerocheilus branchiatus Fauvel, 1928
Depth range
Not stated by Fauvel (1928). Intertidal (Ong, 1995). [details]
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Gulf of Mannar (Shingle Island, India); Malacca Strait (Teluk Aling sand flat, NW Penang Island (= ... [details]
Habitat
Not stated by Fauvel (1928). Medium to fine sand with less than 5% silt and clay (Ong, 1995). [details]