MARINE GASTROTRICHS FROM THE SAND BEACHES OF THE NORTHERN GULF-OF-MEXICO - SPECIES LIST AND DISTRIBUTION

被引:35
作者
TODARO, MA [1 ]
FLEEGER, JW [1 ]
HUMMON, WD [1 ]
机构
[1] OHIO UNIV,DEPT BIOL SCI,ATHENS,OH 45701
关键词
GASTROTRICHA; MEIOFAUNA; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIOGEOGRAPHY; GULF OF MEXICO;
D O I
10.1007/BF00015529
中图分类号
Q17 [水生生物学];
学科分类号
071004 ;
摘要
In this meio-faunistic survey along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, gastrotrichs were found in sand collected mostly from beaches on barrier islands. Sediment from Florida and Alabama contained the largest species number. South Texas collecting sites also hosted a very diverse gastrotrich fauna. PaucitubuIate Chaetonotida, previously unreported from the area, accounted for about one half of the 45 species encountered. After comparing local specimens also with high resolution videosequences of individuals collected from distant geographic regions, the amphi-Atlantic and/or cosmopolitan distribution of 27 of these species, is confirmed.
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页数:11
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