A new species of the copepod genus Tortanus, subgenus Atortus, is described from the coastal waters of Nha Trang, Vietnam. The new species is assigned to the tropicus species group sensu Othman (1987) and distinguished from the other members of the group by the morphology of the processes on the fifth pedigerous somite and the genital somite in the female, and the antennule and leg 5 in the male. An analysis of previous records of Atortus indicates highly sporadic occurrence, but a large number of species to be distributed in Southeast Asia. This obviously suggests future discovery of even more species, and also the need for sampling with better geographic and ecological coverage in this particular region. RÉSUMÉ Une nouvelle espèce du genre de copépode Tortanus, du sous-genre Atortus, est décrite des eaux côtières de Nha Trang, Vietnam. La nouvelle espèce est attribuée au groupe d'espèces tropicus sensu Othman (1987) et se distingue des autres membres du groupe par la morphologie des processus situés sur le somite portant la cinquième patte et le somite génital chez la femelle, et par l'antennule et la cinquième patte chez le mâle. Une analyse des précédents signalements de Atortus indique une présence hautement sporadique, mais un grand nombre d'espèces réparties dans le sud-est asiatique. Ceci suggère clairement la découverte future de plus nombreuses espèces, et aussi la nécessité d'un échantillonnage réalisé avec une meilleure couverture géographique et écologique dans cette région particulière.
This study provides a description of mesozooplankton (holo-and meroplankton) abundance, biomass and diversity patterns inside and outside a tropical estuary (Nha Phu Estuary, Khanh Hoa, Viet Nam). In total 185 zooplankton species have been recorded during the study period (2009)(2010), copepods contribute with the largest share of species (more than 100), Tunicata with 20, Cnidaria with 17 and Chaetognatha with 9 species. At the most species rich site the number of zooplankton species varies between 55 and 123. The number of species and the annual variation in numbers declines towards the head of the estuary (14-37 species). In contrast, the highest numbers of individuals occur in the inner part of NPE. Calanoids that are the most abundant group of the copepods occur in densities up to 28.2 ind. L −1 (Aug. 9). At 'Outer NPE' and 'Outside NPE' the maximum density of calanoids is 5.8 and 10.7 ind. L −1 , respectively. The declining diversity of zooplankton towards the head of the estuary is also supported by various indices (Shannon's index, Margalef's index). A cluster analysis on similarity of species supports a clustering of the inner NPE sites vs the other sites. There is a general separation between the dominant copepod species in the inner (Bestiola sp., Acartia pacifica, Pseudodiaptomus incisus) and outer (Paracalanus gracilis, Acrocalanus gibber, Subeucalanus subcrassus, Oithona rigida, Corycaeus andrewsi, Oithona plumifera) part of the estuary though a few species are common in both areas (Paracalanus crassirostris and Euterpina acutifrons). The zooplankton community at the inner NPE is subjected to more variable hydrographic conditions (salinity in particular) than the communities at the other sites where more stable conditions prevail. A short residence time in the inner part of the estuary due to the tide is supposed to impede a strong horizontal structuring of the zooplankton community.
Ten species of Acartia were recorded in South Central Coastal waters of Vietnam, in which, 2 species, Acartia sinjiensis and A. tsuensis are newly recorded for zooplankton fauna of Vietnam. Two other species, A. amboinensis and A. bispinosa were listed in previous works without any description and illustration. In this work, these four species are described and illustrated in terms of biology, morphology and their distribution.Identification key of 10 recorded species is also built based on morphological characters.
Ngày nhận bài: 26-7-2012 TÓM TẮTSử dụng các vật mẫu thu được trong 10 năm qua trong vùng biển Nam Trung bộ, chúng tôi đã xác định có 9 loài động vật hàm tơ thuộc họ Sagittidae bao gồm Flaccisagitta hexaptera, F. enflata, Aidanosagitta neglecta, A. regularis, Ferosagitta robusta, F. ferox; Sagitta bipunctata, Serratosagitta pacifica và Zonosagitta bedoti. Các loài đã được mô tả chi tiết kèm các hình ảnh chụp dưới kính hiển vi làm rõ các đặc trưng phân loại. Flaccisagitta enflata là loài thường gặp và có mật độ cao nhất trong nhóm động vật Hàm tơ, chúng phân bố ở tầng mặt (0 -200m) ở vùng nước ấm của các đại dương trên thế giới. Trong khi đó, Flaccisagitta hexaptera là loài có kích thước lớn nhất, có thể lên đến 70mm, phân bố ở tầng mặt và tầng giữa (0 -300m) ở vùng nước ấm của các đại dương trên thế giới. Sự khác nhau về số lượng loài thuộc họ Sagittidae giữa các vùng biển nghiên cứu phụ thuộc thuộc nhiều vào số lượng vật mẫu, tần suất và phạm vi khảo sát.
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