Brachiopoda in a Posidonia oceanica meadow in Plakias, SW Crete, Greece, 2017.

Paolo G. Albano; Martina Stockinger

doi:10.15468/0kex7y

Brachiopoda in a Posidonia oceanica meadow in Plakias, SW Crete, Greece, 2017.

Citation

Paolo G. Albano & Martina Stockinger. Brachiopoda in a Posidonia oceanica meadow in Plakias, SW Crete, Greece https://doi.org/10.15468/0kex7y accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-18. accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-18. accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

The dataset contains occurrence records of 963 living individuals belonging to two species of brachiopods in a shallow-water Posidonia meadow in Crete sampled in two seasons in 2017 from 5 to 20 m depth.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Plakias, SW Crete, Greece

Sampling

Posidonia meadow in Crete sampled in two seasons in 2017 from 5 to 20 m depth. Organisms on the leaves were collected with a net mounted on a metal frame with a 40 × 20-cm opening. The rhizomes were sampled with air-lift suction sampling. The sampler consisted of a PVC tube with a length and diameter of 100 cm and 8 cm, respectively. A SCUBA cylinder supplied air and was fitted at 10 cm above the mouth of the tube. At its other end, it is attached a removable 0.5-mm mesh nylon bag that could be closed and replaced underwater. Sampling on the rhizomes was carried out on 1-m2 square areas after defoliation in order to enhance collecting efficacy

Method steps

Net on Posidonia leaves: 60 strokes per replicate (L6 samples) and 20 strokes per replicate (L2 samples). Suction sampling on Posidonia rhizomes: 1 square meter per replicate

Taxonomic Coverages

Brachiopoda

Megathyrididae
rank: family
Posidonia
rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

South West Crete, Plakias bay

Bibliographic Citations

Albano & Stockinger, 2019. The rhizome layer of Posidonia oceanica: an important habitat for Mediterranean brachiopods. Marine Biodiversity - https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-019-00968-6

Contacts

Paolo G. Albano
originator
position: Researcher
Department of Paleontology, University of Vienna
Vienna
AT
email: pgalbano@gmail.com
homepage: https://homepage.univie.ac.at/paolo.albano/

Martina Stockinger
originator
position: Master's Student
Department of Paleontology, University of Vienna
Vienna
AT
homepage: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martina_Stockinger

Paolo G. Albano
metadata author
position: Researcher
Department of Paleontology, University of Vienna
Vienna
AT
email: pgalbano@gmail.com
homepage: https://homepage.univie.ac.at/paolo.albano/

Paolo G. Albano
curator
position: Researcher
Department of Paleontology, University of Vienna
Vienna
AT
email: pgalbano@gmail.com
homepage: https://homepage.univie.ac.at/paolo.albano/

Stamatina Nikolopoulou
custodian steward
position: Research Technician
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture

Paolo G. Albano
administrative point of contact
position: Researcher
Department of Paleontology, University of Vienna
Vienna
AT
email: pgalbano@gmail.com
homepage: https://homepage.univie.ac.at/paolo.albano/