Description
Dataset of Italian species of Copepoda Canuelloida and Harpacticoida along the eastern coast of Sardinia (Ogliastra region).
Data Records
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How to cite
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Noli, N., Sbrocca, C., Sandulli, R., Balsamo, M., Semprucci F., 2018. Contribution to the knowledge of meiobenthic Copepoda (Crustacea) from the Sardinian coast, Italy. Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona. Dataset/Occurrence: https://doi.org/10.15470/dxru6l
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GBIF Registration
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Keywords
Occurrence; Specimen; Meiobenthic Copepoda; Meiofauna; Biogeography; Check-list; Sardinia; Italy; Occurrence
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Geographic Coverage
The coast of Ogliastra, on the eastern side of Sardinia, between Isolotto d’Ogliastra and Orrì Piscine
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [39.9, 9.68], North East [39.97, 9.72] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
No Description available
| Order | Canuelloida, Harpacticoida |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2015-08-04 / 2015-08-21 |
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Project Data
Copepoda are often the second most abundant meiofaunal taxon after Nematoda at any salinity level, from the supralittoral to the abyssal zone, and at all temperatures. from polar to tropical areas. They are sensitive to pollutants, making them the best bioindicators along with Nematoda Despite the importance of Copepoda and the increase in taxonomical studies, knowledge of the species of the Italian coasts is fragmentary. A faunistic survey was carried out along the eastern coast of Sardinia (Ogliastra region) in order to document Copepoda Harpacticoida and Canuelloida in the area.
| Title | Contribution to the knowledge of meiobenthic Copepoda (Crustacea) from the Sardinian coast, Italy |
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| Study Area Description | Sampling was carried out between 4 and 21 August 2015 along the coast of Ogliastra, on the eastern side of Sardinia, between Isolotto d’Ogliastra and Orrì Piscine. The bottom was predominantly rocky, with submerged and emerging rocks interspersed with sandy deposits. Posidonia oceanica meadows are often common along the Ogliastra coast. Sampling depths ranged between 0-1 m and 21 m. |
| Design Description | The sediment was collected by a scuba diver from the upper two centimetres of the substratum (manual corer diameter 5 cm). At each site two samples were collected and then treated with magnesium chloride (7 % in aqueous solution) to narcotize meiofauna and then with formaldehyde (4 % buffered seawater solution) to fix them (Hulings and Gray, 1976). Meiofaunal organisms were stained with Rose Bengal (0.5 g/L) before laboratory processing. In the laboratory, meiofaunal organisms were separated from sediment by washing through a set of 0.5 mm and 0.042 mm sieves. The extraction of specimens and their sorting into major taxa were performed under a stereomicroscope as reported in Semprucci et al. (2014). 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). 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) |
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Sampling Methods
Sampling depths ranged between 0-1 m and 21 m.
| Study Extent | Along the coast of Ogliastra, on the eastern side of Sardinia, between Isolotto d’Ogliastra and Orrì Piscine |
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| 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 step description:
- 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)
Bibliographic Citations
- Noli, N., Sbrocca, C., Sandulli, R., Balsamo, M., Semprucci F., 2018. Contribution to the knowledge of meiobenthic Copepoda (Crustacea) from the Sardinian coast, Italy. Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica, 16: 121-133, Doi: https://doi.org/10.32800/amz.2018.16.0121 https://doi.org/10.32800/amz.2018.16.0121
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | doi:10.15470/dxru6l |
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| 971d3f64-4db4-48b3-8000-234399e7d598 | |
| https://ipt.gbif.es/resource?r=copepod_sardinian_coast |