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Geographical distribution and abundance of Ctenocheilocaris galvarini (Crustacea: Mystacocarida) along the coast of Chile

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2014

Matthew R. Lee  and
Marcela Riveros
Matthew R. Lee*
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de Recursos y Ambientes Costeros (i~mar), Universidad de Los Lagos, Camino a Chinquihue km 6, Casilla 557, Puerto Montt, Chile
Marcela Riveros
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas y Laboratorio Costero de Recursos Acuáticos de Calfuco, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
*
Corresponding author: M.R. Lee, Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de Recursos y Ambientes Costeros (i~mar), Universidad de Los Lagos, Camino a Chinquihue km 6, Casilla 557, Puerto Montt, Chile email: [email protected]
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Abstract

The mystacocarid Ctenocheilocaris galvarini is a member of the intertidal meiofauna in exposed sandy beaches along the coast of Chile. Originally described by Dahl (1952) from sub-tidal sediment off Isla Guafo, the only other published record is from semi-fine intertidal sand in Las Cruces. This paper presents a variety of new records of C. galvarini based on both quantitative and qualitative sampling of the coast of Chile between 18°S and 54°S. Ctenocheilocaris galvarini is found primarily in southern Chile, south of 32°, in the intertidal zone of intermediate beaches, in fine sand (Wentworth scale) most likely distributed between the level of the water-table and the surface, but avoiding dry sand.

Keywords

Mystacocaridabiogeographymeiobenthosexposed beachesChile
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 94 , Issue 5 , August 2014 , pp. 975 - 979
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2014 

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