Biology of Boccardia chilensis

(Relevant references with species biology information)

Blake, J.A.;Kudenov, J.D. (1981).
  Larval development, larval nutrition and growth for two Boccardia species (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from Victoria, Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 6: 175-182.
 Relevant content: Boccardia chilensis larvae

Handley, S.J (1995).
  Spionid polychaetes in Pacific Oysters, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg) from Admiralty Bay, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand.. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 29: 305-309.
 Relevant content: Occurrence associated with other Polydora-group on oysters.

Handley, S.J.;Bergquist, P.R. (1997).
  Spionid polychaete infestations of intertidal Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg), Mahurangi harbour, northern New Zealand. Aquaculture 153: 191-205.
 Relevant content: Occurrence associated with other Polydora-group on oysters.

Naylor, J.R.;McShane, P.E. (1997).
  Predation by polychaete worms on larval and post-settlement abalone Haliotis iris (Mollusca:Gastropoda). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 214: 283-290.
 Relevant content: Boccardia chilensis living in coralline crust were observed to capture & consume larvae of Haliotis iris

Sato-Okoshi, W.;Takatsuka, M. (2001).
  Polydora and related genera (Polychaeta, Spionidae) around Puerto Montt and Chiloe Island (Chile), with description of a new species of Dipolydora. Bulletin of Marine Science 68: 485-504.
 Relevant content: Further non-boring records from Chile.

Some biological information might be found in the Boccardia chilensis taxonomic literature.

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