The chromosome numbers of Hydroides norvegica, Mercierella enigmática, and Pomatoceros triqueter were determined from squashes of somatic cells in young embryos obtained by artificial fertilization, and stained with iron-alum/aceto-carmine. All had a diploid count of 2n = 26 chromosomes. Mitotic and meiotic divisions in the 5 species of Spirorbis examined, and in Filograna implexa, all revealed a diploid chromosome number of 2n= 20. A diploid chromosome number of 14 is suggested for the ancestral serpulid.

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1960
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