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Journal of Marine Biology
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 202515, 7 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/202515
Research Article

Histology and Mucous Histochemistry of the Integument and Body Wall of a Marine Polychaete Worm, Ophryotrocha n. sp. (Annelida: Dorvilleidae) Associated with Steelhead Trout Cage Sites on the South Coast of Newfoundland

H. M. Murray,1 D. Gallardi,1,2 Y. S. Gidge,1,3 and G. L. Sheppard1

1Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 80 White Hills Road, P.O. Box 5667, St. John's, NL, A1C 5X1, Canada
2School of Fisheries, Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5R3, Canada
3Department of Environmental Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada

Received 15 December 2011; Revised 18 January 2012; Accepted 18 January 2012

Academic Editor: Garth L. Fletcher

Copyright © 2012 H. M. Murray et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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