Wolfgang Sterrer and Thomas M. Iliffe. 1982. Mesonerilla prospera, a new
archiannelid from marine caves in Bermuda. Proceedings of the Biological Society of
Washington, 95:509-514.
A new species of Archiannelida, Mesonerilla prospera,
is described from inland marine caves of Bermuda. This new species is
particularly interesting in that it was collected from thin layers of mud on and
under stones in totally dark areas of caves, whereas all other marine
Archiannelida (except one deep-water species) are members of the interstitial
sand fauna.
Wolfgang Sterrer, Bermuda Natural History Museum, PO Box FL 145, Flatts FLBX,
Bermuda. - Thomas M. Iliffe, Department of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at
Galveston, P.O. Box 1675, Galveston, Texas 77553, USA.
E-mail: iliffet@tamug.edu -
museum.bamz@mail.ibl.bm
Keywords: Bermuda; Archiannelida; Mesonerilla; marine cave.