An illustrated key to the soft-bottom caprellids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of the Iberian Peninsula and remarks to their ecological distribution along the Andalusian coast

Guerra-García, José M.; Navarro‐Barranco, Carlos; Corzo, Juan; Cobos-Muñoz, Vanessa; García-Adiego, E. M.; Giménez, Francisco Sempere; Gómez, José Carlos García

doi:10.1007/s10152-012-0324-1

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“…The caprellid Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769, for example, is classified as tolerant by BENTIX and sensitive by AMBI. The analysis of the ecology of soft-bottom caprellids in Southern Spain carried out by Guerra-García and García-Gómez (2001) and Guerra-García et al (2012) supports the BENTIX classification, since it is able to tolerate conditions of high organic enrichment and low oxygen concentrations. The gammarid Perioculodes longimanus is considered a tolerant species by AMBI and a sensitive one by BENTIX.…”

Section: Ecological Quality and Environmental Preferencesmentioning

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Amphipods from marine cave sediments of the southern Iberian Peninsula: diversity and ecological distribution

Navarro‐Barranco¹,

Guerra-García²,

Sánchez-Tocino³

et al. 2014

Sci. Mar.

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Summary:The present study explores the amphipod assemblages of six marine caves on the Mediterranean coast of southern Spain. Replicate samples were taken both inside and outside each marine cave in order to characterize the amphipod fauna and the physicochemical properties of the sediment. As a result, 44 amphipods species were identified. The high number of species found in a relatively limited area highlighted the richness of the Alboran Sea fauna, which is mainly due to the mixture of species from different biogeographic areas. Harpinia genus was the dominant amphipod taxa inside marine caves and Perioculodes longimanus was also very abundant in the caverns. On the other hand, external communities were dominated by Siphonoecetes sabatieri, Metaphoxus fultoni and Photis longipes. There was a high degree of variability in both the internal and the external stations. Only the external station situated at low-medium depth showed a relatively homogeneous amphipod assemblage. The structure and behaviour of soft-bottom communities inside marine caves is difficult to predict because their environmental conditions depend on a particular combination of factors such as topography, depth and orientation. Therefore, no constant patterns were observed for species richness, Shannon diversity and abundance of amphipods in marine caves in comparison with open habitats. According to canonical correspondence analysis, sediment granulometry, organic matter and nitrogen concentration were the parameters that best explained the distribution of amphipods. Species were also classified by their tolerance to environmental pollution according to criteria followed by the Azti Marine Biotic Index and the BENTIX index. The great abundance of sensitive species at both the internal and external stations indicates the good ecological quality of the soft bottom studied. However, the suitability of biotic indices in marine caves should be tested in future studies.Keywords: marine caves; soft-bottom communities; Amphipoda; benthic ecology; Mediterranean Sea. Anfípodos en sedimentos de cuevas submarinas del Sur de la Península Ibérica: diversidad y distribución ecológicaResumen: En el presente trabajo se estudia la fauna de anfípodos presente en el sustrato blando de seis cuevas submarinas de la costa Mediterránea del sur de España. Con el objetivo de caracterizar tanto la comunidad biótica como las características físico-químicas del sedimento, se tomaron muestras de sedimento a la salida y en el interior de las cuevas submarinas. Como resultado, se identificaron un total de cuarenta y cuatro especies de anfípodos diferentes. Este elevado número de especies encontrado en un área relativamente limitada pone de manifiesto la riqueza faunística del Mar de Alborán, la cual se atribuye principalmente a la mezcla de especies de diferentes áreas biogeográficas. El género Harpinia fue el taxón dominante en el interior de las cuevas, junto con Perioculodes longimanus. Por otro lado, la comunidad en las zonas externas estaba dominada por Siphonoecetes s...

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Section: Ecological Quality and Environmental Preferencesmentioning

confidence: 65%

Amphipods from marine cave sediments of the southern Iberian Peninsula: diversity and ecological distribution

Navarro‐Barranco¹,

Guerra-García²,

Sánchez-Tocino³

et al. 2014

Sci. Mar.

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“…(, , , ), except for several families that were identified using specific literature (Conradi & López‐González ; Krapp‐Schickel ; D'Udekem d'Acoz & Vader ; Krapp‐Schickel & Sorbe ; White ; Guerra‐García et al . ). The taxonomy was validated using the European Register of Marine Species reference for amphipods introduced by Bellan‐Santini & Costello () (http://www.marbef.org/data/erms.php, consulted on 12 August 2013).…”

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Amphipoda assemblages in a disturbed area (Alicante, Spain, Western Mediterranean)

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The distribution and composition of Amphipoda assemblages were analysed off the coasts of Alicante (Spain, Western Mediterranean), a disturbed area affected by several co-occurring anthropogenic impacts. Although differences among sampled stations were mainly related to natural parameters, anthropogenic activities were linked with changes in amphipod assemblages. Expansion of the Port of Alicante, a sewage outfall and a high salinity brine discharge could be causing the disappearance of amphipods at stations closer to these disturbances. However, the completion of port enlargement works and mitigatory dilution of the brine discharge has led to the recovery of the amphipod assemblage. Among the natural parameters, depth determines the distribution of some of the species. While Siphonoecetes sabatieri was abundant at shallow stations, Ampelisca spp., Photis longipes, Pseudolirius kroyeri, Apherusa chiereghinii and Phtisica marina were more abundant at deeper stations. Grain size and percentage of organic matter also influenced amphipod distribution, resulting in changes in species composition and in the relative percentages of different trophic groups. Species such as Ampelisca brevicornis, Perioculodes longimanus, Urothoe hesperiae and Urothoe elegans were more abundant at stations with a high content of fine sand. Carnivorous species, mainly of the Oedicerotidae family, were more abundant at those stations with a low organic matter content, while detritivorous species were more abundant at stations with a higher mud content. Among 62 identified species, three were reported for the first time from the Spanish Mediterranean coast, two species were recorded for the second time and a new species of Siphonoecetes was found, Siphonoecetes (Centraloecetes) bulborostrum. These results confirm the need for further data on amphipods from the Mediterranean Spanish coast.

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“…(1982Ruffo ed. ( -1998, Barnard and Karaman (1991), Krapp et al (1996), Vader and KrappSchickel (2012) and Guerra-García et al (2013). Photos of some dissected appendages showing the most valuable diagnostic characters for each species are shown in Figs.…”

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The amphipod assemblages of Sabellaria alveolata reefs from the NW coast of Portugal: An account of the present knowledge, new records, and some biogeographic considerations

Plicanti

Iaciofano

Bertocci³

et al. 2016

Mar Biodiv

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Amphipod assemblages associated with the biogenic reefs built by the honeycomb worm Sabellaria alveolata were studied at two sites (Praia da Aguda and Belinho) along the northwestern coast of Portugal. A total of 3909 specimens were collected, comprising 14 different amphipod species. A first record from the northeastern Atlantic coast was registered here for the species Caprella santosrosai, which was, up to now, recorded only along the Mediterranean coast of the Iberian Peninsula. A male specimen collected from the Sabellaria-reef located in Belinho allowed an update to the known distribution of C. santosrosai, thus altering its previous status as an endemic Mediterranean species. The most common species collected during the study were Microdeutopus chelifer (n = 1828), Jassa ocia (n = 1426), and Hyale stebbingi (n = 452). Forty-three percent of the total recorded species were encountered in both study sites, whereas the remaining 57 % were restricted to a single site (Belinho). The majority of the collected species (93 %) showed an Atlantic-Mediterranean distribution, confirming the close affinity between eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean amphipod assemblages and the role of the Portuguese coast as a transition zone through which numerous warm-water species, coming from North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea, could enter into the Atlantic and possibly get mixed with species coming from the North Sea and the Arctic, typically having affinity for colder waters.

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An illustrated key to the soft-bottom caprellids (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of the Iberian Peninsula and remarks to their ecological distribution along the Andalusian coast

Cited by 18 publications

References 42 publications

Amphipods from marine cave sediments of the southern Iberian Peninsula: diversity and ecological distribution

Amphipods from marine cave sediments of the southern Iberian Peninsula: diversity and ecological distribution

Amphipoda assemblages in a disturbed area (Alicante, Spain, Western Mediterranean)

The amphipod assemblages of Sabellaria alveolata reefs from the NW coast of Portugal: An account of the present knowledge, new records, and some biogeographic considerations

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