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Polychaetes of the genus Goniadella Hartman were found in Liverpool Bay, England, in sand and sandy gravel below depths of 15 m. The worms had most of the characteristics of G. gracilis (Verrill), a species previously recorded only from eastern North America and South Africa.
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Walker, A.J.M. Goniadella gracilis, a polychaete new to British seas. Mar. Biol. 14, 85–87 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00365785
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