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IN a recent communication, M. W. H. Bishop1 suggests that since Balanus amphitrite of a variety conforming to Broch's var. denticulata has been found on the southern coasts of Britain, this represents the northern limit of distribution of this tropical and Mediterranean variety. We should like to add some further detail to the existing records and to contribute additional ones which point to some modification of Bishop's general conclusion.
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Broch, H., Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond., 22, 133 (1927).
Bull, H. (private communication).
Crisp, D. J. (unpublished observations).
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CRISP, D., MOLESWORTH, A. Habitat of Balanus amphitrite var. denticulata in Britain. Nature 167, 489–490 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167489a0
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