CONTENTS 



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Introduction 1 



Definitions and diagmostic characters 1 



Ecology 4 



Collecting methods 5 



Examination procedure 5 



Key to the marine Oligochaeta of the east coast of North America 6 



Annotated systematic list 18 



Selected bibliogra]ihy 20 



Index to scientific names 22 



Acknowledgments 23 



Coordinator's comments 23 



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