AuthorBrinkhurst, R.O.
Year1982
TitleBritish and other Marine and Estuarine Oligochaetes
ISBN0 521 28559 3
SeriesSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series)
TypeBook/Report
How CompleteAll the euryhaline and marine species at the time known from, or likely to be found in Britain, plus all the known marine genera as all of them may be found in offshore locations.
SourceSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 21, 127pp, The Linnean Society of London
IllustrationsLine drawings
Examine Compound Microscope
Specimen PreparationMicroscopic mounts, either temporary in Ammans Lactophenol, or permanent, in balsam. Serial sections often required for marine forms.
Identification difficultyChallenging

Notes & PurposeStatusTaxonEnglishClassification
For identification, contains ChecklistCurrentOLIGOCHAETAearth worms and freshwater wormsAnimalia
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