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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
  1. Ameiridae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1135
  1. Amphipoda
    rank: order
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:105
  1. Bivalvia
    rank: class
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115140
  1. Canthocamptidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115141
  1. Canuellidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115143
  1. Cletodidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1267
  1. Cnidaria
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1080
  1. Copepoda
    rank: class
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1066
  1. Crustacea
    rank: subphylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1101
  1. Cyclopoida
    rank: order
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115147
  1. Cylindropsyllidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115150
  1. Diosaccidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115151
  1. Ectinosomatidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101
  1. Gastropoda
    rank: class
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2078
  1. Gastrotricha
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14262
  1. Gnathostomulida
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1484
  1. Halacaridae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208925
  1. Halodule wrightii
    rank: species
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208930
  1. Halophila ovalis
    rank: species
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:145714
  1. Halophila stipulacea (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1867
    rank: species
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115153
  1. Harpacticidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1102
  1. Harpacticoida
    rank: order
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:123083
  1. Holothuroidea
    rank: class
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1307
  1. Insecta
    rank: subclass
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1131
  1. Isopoda
    rank: order
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101060
  1. Kinorhyncha
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115155
  1. Laophontidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115160
  1. Longipediidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101061
  1. Loricifera
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115162
  1. Metidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:799
  1. Nematoda
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2036
  1. Oligochaeta
    rank: subclass
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1078
  1. Ostracoda
    rank: class
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115168
  1. Paramesochridae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115171
  1. Peltidiidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883
  1. Polychaeta
    rank: class
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101063
  1. Priapulida
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:14260
  1. Rotifera
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:152283
  1. Sipunculida
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:374716
  1. Syringodium isoetifolium
    rank: species
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1133
  1. Tanaidacea
    rank: order
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1276
  1. Tardigrada
    rank: phylum
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115179
  1. Tegastidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:345994
  1. Tetragonicipitidae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208931
  1. Thalassia hemprichii
    rank: species
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115181
  1. Thalestridae
    rank: family
urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:794
  1. 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
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
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