La meiofauna delle Secche della Meloria: osservazioni su un nuovo Leptastacidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) = Meiofauna from the Meloria Shoals: observations on a new Leptastacidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida)
Todaro, M.A.; Huys, R. (1998). La meiofauna delle Secche della Meloria: osservazioni su un nuovo Leptastacidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida) = Meiofauna from the Meloria Shoals: observations on a new Leptastacidae (Copepoda, Harpacticoida). Biol. Mar. Medit. 5(1): 591-595
In: Biologia Marina Mediterranea. Società Italiana di Biologia Marina: Genova. ISSN 1123-4245, more
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| Keywords |
Copepoda [WoRMS]; Harpacticoida [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
| Author keywords |
Copepoda, Harpacticoida, Meiofauna, Mediterranean meiobenthos |
| Abstract |
The organogenic sand of the Meloria Shoals hosts a rich meiobentic community. Particularly diverse appears the harpacticoid copepods assemblage that includes several undescribed species; among them, one belonging to the family Leptastacidae Lang, shows several unique plesiomorphic character states unreported in the family. This species is found all the year around reaching a peak of density, 2750 ind./m², during early spring. |
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