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THE recent discovery of Phoronis mülleri de Selys Longchamps off the west coast of the Isle of Man appears to constitute the first British record of the adult of this species; according to de Selys Longchamps, the larva of Phoronis mülleri is Actinotrocha branchiata J. Müller, which he states has been found at Millport, St. Andrews, Plymouth and Valencia1.
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JUDGES, E. Occurrence of Phoronis mülleri in the Irish Sea. Nature 172, 409 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172409a0
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