
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Tait, NN 
A1  - Atapattu, D 
A1  - Browne, R 
T1  - Effect of salinity change on early development in <I>Galeolaria caespitosa</I> (Polychaeta : Serpulidae)
JF  - Marine and Freshwater Research
JO  - Mar. Freshwater Res.
Y1  - 1984
VL  - 35
IS  - 4
SP  - 483
EP  - 486
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9840483 
N2  - Although G. caespitosa is able to survive seawater dilution down to 60% seawater, oocytes released into 60% seawater are not viable. Despite this, a greater percentage of oocytes released into 60% seawater are induced to undergo prematuration (as indicated by the initiation of meiosis) than occurs in oocytes released into normal seawater. Unspawned oocytes in adult worms maintained in 60% seawater are protected from this osmotic shock despite equilibration of the osmotic concentration of the body fluids with the external medium. 
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