Harpacticoid copepods associated with the seagrass Halophila ovalis in the Ashtamudi Estuary,south-west coast of India |
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| Authors: | Arunachalam M Balakrishnan Nair N |
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| Institution: | (1) Tjeukemeer Laboratory, Limnological Institute, De Akkers 47, 8356 VD Oosterzee, The Netherlands;(2) Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala, 7 Trivandrum, India |
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| Abstract: | A temporal study of harpacticoid copepod populations associated with the seagrass Halophila ovalis was undertaken in the Ashtamudi Estuary, south-west coast of India. A total of 19 species representing 8 families was recorded in this assemblage. Harpacticoids formed 7.52% of the total phytal meiofauna. At the species level, harpacticoids exhibit parallel assemblages with phytal zones, found in other localities. |
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| Keywords: | Seagrass tropical estuary harpacticoid copepods |
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