Experimental selection of Marylynnia puncticaudata (Cyatholaimidae, Nematoda) and effects of organic enrichment

Meiobenthic nematodes are well-known bioindicators in aquatic ecosystem health programs. However, the explored taxa are still limited and practically devoted to the community level. The present study provided a new method of experimental isolation of a species from a pristine nematofauna. In our method, the nematofauna faced two types of sediment, namely, the leaves of Posidonia oceanica and shells of Mytilus galloprovincialis, under controlled laboratory conditions, and several changes in species composition occurred through gradual selection of the most adaptable nematode taxa to the new environments, which were previously defaunated. We used the selected nematode taxon, Marylynnia puncticaudata (Cyatholaimidae), to examine the possible effects of organic enrichment, and the results clearly showed that the body size of the nematodes significantly increased and they became fat when after enrichment using a powder made of marine agar (1200 mg l-1) and cuticles of Crangon crangon (900 mg l-1), but their relative body growth showed no discernible changes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

Enthalten in:

Environmental science and pollution research international - 28(2021), 6 vom: 03. Feb., Seite 6866-6876

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Allouche, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Nasri, Ahmed [VerfasserIn]
Harrath, Abdel Halim [VerfasserIn]
Mansour, Lamjed [VerfasserIn]
Beyrem, Hamouda [VerfasserIn]
Boufahja, Fehmi [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Crangon crangon
Experimental selection
Journal Article
Marine agar
Marylynnia puncticaudata
Mytilus galloprovincialis
Organic enrichment
Posidonia oceanica

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.01.2021

Date Revised 29.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11356-020-11050-1

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315803150