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The behaviour and captive maintenance of the terrestrial nemertine (Geonemertes pelaensis)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1998

J. Gerlach
J. Gerlach
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53 River Lane, Cambridge CB5 8HP, U.K.
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Abstract

The first successful captive maintenance of living terrestrial Geonemertes nemertines is reported. Behavioural observations are described, including the first data on diet in this genus. The species G. pelaensis is found to be a predator of small molluscs. In 1907 the Seychelles population was described as a distinct species, G. arboricola, largely on the basis of its arboreal habit. Recent field data from the Seychelles islands of Mahé and Silhouette confirm the tendency towards arboreal behaviour.

Keywords

behaviourecologyGeonemertesNemerteaSeychelles
Type
Research Article
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Journal of Zoology , Volume 246 , Issue 2 , October 1998 , pp. 233 - 237
Copyright
© 1998 The Zoological Society of London

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