Diversity of meiobenthos in tropical seagrass beds of Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled from 16 to 19 July 1996

Marleen De Troch; Shirley Gurdebeke; Magda Vincx; Magda Vincx

doi:10.14284/85

Diversity of meiobenthos in tropical seagrass beds of Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled from 16 to 19 July 1996

Citation

Gurdebeke S.; Vincx M.; Sectie Mariene Biologie; Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie. Universiteit Gent: Belgium; (2016): Diversity of meiobenthos in tropical seagrass beds of Gazi Bay (Kenya) sampled from 16 to 19 July 1996. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=4500) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/85 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-08. accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-09. accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-09. accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-03-28.

Description

Meiobenthic composition and densities near five seagrasses (Halodule wrightii, Halophila ovalis, Thalassia hemprichii, Syringodium isoetifolium and Halophila stipulacea). Two quadrants of each seagrass species, situated in an intertidal seagrass bed at Gazi Bay (Kenya) were sampled. Sediment samples were taken to a depth of ten centimetre using a plastic hand core. They were divided into six depth layers (0-1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-5, 5-10 cm). Relevant abiotic factors such as sediment characteristics and organic matter, pigment and nutrient content were also quantified. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Gurdebeke, S. (1998). Diversiteit van meiobenthos in tropische zeegrasvelden (Gazi Bay, Kenia)= Diversity of meiobenthos in tropical seagrass beds (Gazi Bay, Kenya). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent: Gent. 174 pp.

Taxonomic Coverages

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115135

Ameiridae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1135

Amphipoda
rank: order

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105

Bivalvia
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115140

Canthocamptidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115141

Canuellidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115143

Cletodidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1267

Cnidaria
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1080

Copepoda
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1066

Crustacea
rank: subphylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1101

Cyclopoida
rank: order

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115147

Cylindropsyllidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115150

Diosaccidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115151

Ectinosomatidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101

Gastropoda
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2078

Gastrotricha
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14262

Gnathostomulida
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1484

Halacaridae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208925

Halodule wrightii
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208930

Halophila ovalis
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145714

Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1867
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115153

Harpacticidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1102

Harpacticoida
rank: order

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123083

Holothuroidea
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1307

Insecta
rank: subclass

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1131

Isopoda
rank: order

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101060

Kinorhyncha
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115155

Laophontidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115160

Longipediidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101061

Loricifera
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115162

Metidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:799

Nematoda
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2036

Oligochaeta
rank: subclass

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1078

Ostracoda
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115168

Paramesochridae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115171

Peltidiidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883

Polychaeta
rank: class

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101063

Priapulida
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14260

Rotifera
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152283

Sipunculida
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:374716

Syringodium isoetifolium
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1133

Tanaidacea
rank: order

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1276

Tardigrada
rank: phylum

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115179

Tegastidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:345994

Tetragonicipitidae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208931

Thalassia hemprichii
rank: species

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115181

Thalestridae
rank: family

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:794

Turbellaria
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

ISW, Kenya, Coast, Gazi Bay

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
BE
email: isolde.degrem@ugent.be

Marleen De Troch
originator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
BE
email: isolde.degrem@ugent.be

Shirley Gurdebeke
originator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
BE
email: isolde.degrem@ugent.be

Magda Vincx
originator
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
BE
email: isolde.degrem@ugent.be

metadata author
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute

metadata author
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute Mombasa Centre

custodian steward
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: info@vliz.be

administrative point of contact
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
BE
email: info@vliz.be

B. Vanhoorne
technical point of contact
email: bart.vanhoorne@vliz.be