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THE Sabellidæ are one of the few families of Polychæte worms which have successfully penetrated into fresh water. One of us has previously observed at Loch Ine, Co. Cork, that Sabella pavonina Sav. occurs in places in which, at low tides, it is subjected to conditions of low salinity. It seemed of interest to know whether this worm has any power of osmotic regulation, and whether the highly developed pair of thoracic nephridia play any part in such regulation. We have carried out some simple experiments on these points.
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EWER, D., EWER, R. Osmotic Regulation in Sabella Pavonina. Nature 152, 598–599 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152598a0
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