Contribution to the knowledge of meiobenthic Copepoda (Crustacea) from the Sardinian coast, Italy

Study Extent

Along the coast of Ogliastra, on the eastern side of Sardinia, between Isolotto d’Ogliastra and Orrì Piscine

Sampling

Sampling depths ranged between 0-1 m and 21 m.

Quality Control

All the Harpacticoida and Canuelloida specimens were isolated, counted and identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level under a Nikon Optiphot-2 microscope equipped with Differential interference contrast (DIC).

Method steps

1. The identification was based on diagnoses and identification keys by Lang (1948, 1965), Huys and Boxshall (1991), Huys et al. (1996); Boxshall and Halsey (2004). The systematic position and the global geographical distribution of each taxon was discussed in accordance with the WoRMS database; Walter and Boxshall (2018) and main specific literature (Lang 1948; Mielke, 1986; Bodin, 1997; Gee, 2006)

1. Canuelloida
   rank: order
2. Harpacticoida
   rank: order

The coast of Ogliastra, on the eastern side of Sardinia, between Isolotto d’Ogliastra and Orrì Piscine