P. Hernáez, M. Pinheiro, Flavio de Almeida Alves-Júnior, W. Santana
{"title":"Intertidal burrowing shrimps (Axiidea: Callianassidae, Callichiridae; Gebiidea: Axiannassidae, Upogebiidae) collected along the Brazilian coast","authors":"P. Hernáez, M. Pinheiro, Flavio de Almeida Alves-Júnior, W. Santana","doi":"10.1080/17451000.2022.2105893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2105893","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT An annotated checklist of the intertidal species of burrowing shrimps of the Brazilian coast is provided from samples collected during latitudinal research expeditions between 2015 and 2018. A total of 1166 specimens of nine species were collected in these expeditions. These species are listed by infraorder and family as follows: Axiidea: Callianassidae (Biffarius botterae), Callichiridae (Audacallichirus mirim, Callichirus corruptus, Lepidophthalmus siriboia, Neocallichirus guara, N. maryae, N. pinheiroi); Gebiidea: Axianassidae (Axianassa australis), Upogebiidae (Upogebia omissa). For each species, the diagnostic features, distribution and habitat are recorded. The taxonomic information is discussed and compared with the information reported in literature for each taxon.","PeriodicalId":18195,"journal":{"name":"Marine Biology Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"380 - 408"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43083542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christian Polo, B. Moreno, Yessenia Arroyo, B. Cóndor-Luján
{"title":"On some cryptic sponges associated with Lessonia trabeculata holdfasts in the South-eastern Pacific","authors":"Christian Polo, B. Moreno, Yessenia Arroyo, B. Cóndor-Luján","doi":"10.1080/17451000.2022.2123521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2123521","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The warm temperate South-east Pacific coast hosts extensive kelp forests that provide protected habitats to benthic organisms such as sponges. To soundly understand the interactions between kelps and sponges, a prior taxonomic identification of the associated species is necessary. This study aimed to report cryptic sponges found associated with the inner walls of the holdfast of the kelp Lessonia trabeculata, opportunistically collected in the upwelling area of San Juan de Marcona (15°S, Peru). Three sponges were identified including one Calcarea, Clathrina antofagastensis, and two Demospongiae, Johannesia reticulosa and Haliclona (Halichoclona) paracas. None of them was previously known to occur associated with kelps. These findings highlight the importance of exploring these less-studied (biogenic) substrates to uncover hidden marine biodiversity and the need for observational or experimental studies addressing the interactions developed between kelps and their epiphytozoans.","PeriodicalId":18195,"journal":{"name":"Marine Biology Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"326 - 334"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47620064","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Growth and biochemical profiling of marine microalgae Chlorella salina with response to nitrogen starvation","authors":"G. Sathyamoorthy, Thiruganasambandam Rajendran","doi":"10.1080/17451000.2022.2131823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2131823","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The present study aimed at investigating nitrogen stress-induced biochemical changes in the marine microalgae Chlorella salina. The algae were grown in N free medium (N − ) in order to study the proximate composition via the determination of protein, lipid and carbohydrate. The chemical constituents of this algae were determined using GC-MS and mineral content was analysed using Inductive Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). From the results, the proximate analysis showed increased lipid (34.77 ± 0.6%), followed by carbohydrate (26.21 ± 0.2%) and protein (5.4% dry weight). The chemical constituents of C. salina were successively extracted with diethyl ether, hexane, chloroform, acetone and methanol. The extract percentage varied greatly between various solvents, with the highest one (4.68%) recorded for methanol. A total of 35 compounds were identified from the extracts and the identified chemical groups included ketones, terpenes, fatty acids (FA), fatty alcohols and esters derived fatty acids and/or dicarboxylic acid and hydrocarbons. The methanol extract consisted of FA (35%), amino acids and N-containing metabolites (7%), fatty alcohols (8%), organic acids (3%) and hydrocarbons (80%). The algae exhibited high amounts of Mg (54.079 mg/50 g) followed by C (17.341 mg/50 g), S (5.702 mg/50 g) and Na (3.275 mg/50 g). These results demonstrated a strong correlation between the nitrogen content and lipid accumulation, hence showing that Chlorella salina could serve as a potential candidate for biodiesel production.","PeriodicalId":18195,"journal":{"name":"Marine Biology Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"307 - 314"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46662369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rodrigo Augusto Moreno-Santos, M. Condini, L. L. Almeida, M. Soeth, Á. Bertoncini, M. Hostim-Silva
{"title":"Unveiling the first steps of juvenile Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara (Perciformes: Epinephelidae) in a tropical estuary at the southwestern Atlantic coast","authors":"Rodrigo Augusto Moreno-Santos, M. Condini, L. L. Almeida, M. Soeth, Á. Bertoncini, M. Hostim-Silva","doi":"10.1080/17451000.2022.2119251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2119251","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Atlantic goliath grouper Epinephelus itajara is the largest grouper in the Atlantic Ocean, currently classified as vulnerable by IUCN red list. The present study aimed to assess the occurrence of juvenile Atlantic goliath grouper in a tropical estuary on the southeastern Brazilian coast. The sample collections were performed from April to November 2015 and from March 2018 to October 2019. A total of 265 juveniles ranging from 5.4–50.5 cm were sampled, from which 148 individuals were tagged using pit tags. Seventeen (11.5%) of the total tagged individuals were recaptured at least once over time, with two specimens recaptured on two different occasions. Some recaptures occurred in less than a week, while others occurred after six months. The length–weight-relationship of all juveniles resulted in a negative allometric growth pattern. These findings suggest that the estuary represents a suitable and important habitat for juvenile Atlantic goliath grouper.","PeriodicalId":18195,"journal":{"name":"Marine Biology Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"372 - 379"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48761817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Catch composition of non-target species escaping dredge gear of Rapana fisheries in the western coast of the Black Sea","authors":"K. Seyhan, Ömerhan Dürrani, A. Şahin, Y. Terzi","doi":"10.1080/17451000.2022.2126857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2126857","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Despite the importance of Rapana fisheries in the Black Sea region, few studies have focused on the non-target species, and determined discard rates from hauls on the deck, with no data on organisms that entered and subsequently escaped the fishing net during the dredge fishing. Rapana venosa is harvested along the entire coast of the Black Sea using dredging or beam-trawl fishing. This study adopted the cover net method to assess the composition and proportion of non-target escapees in Rapana fisheries by dredging along the western coast of the Black Sea. In this method, the dredge net bag (codend net) is covered with a second net bag that has a smaller mesh size to retain those individuals escaping from the dredge net bag. Up to 87% of the total ∼1.4×106 individuals per km (ind. km−2) cover net catches belonged to non-target species. Overall, 24 non-target species were caught in the cover net, with 46% of species belonging to the Teleostei (mostly flatfishes), 21% Malacostraca, 17% Bivalvia, 8% Gastropoda, 4% Amphibia, and 4% Ascidiacea. On the other hand, up to 6.8% of the total ∼0.16×106 ind. km−2 catches of the codend net (dredge net) belonged to non-target species. Compared to the cover net, a total of seven non-target species were retained in the codend net, and six of them belonged to Bivalvia. This study demonstrated an apparent negative impact of Rapana fisheries, particularly on escapees that often go unaccounted for their vulnerability to stress and physical damage.","PeriodicalId":18195,"journal":{"name":"Marine Biology Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"347 - 360"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48067239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Grid-net design that successfully reduces discarded catch and damage to benthic species in the veined rapa whelk beam trawl fishery","authors":"A. Eryaşar","doi":"10.1080/17451000.2022.2123523","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2123523","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In this study, a grid-net design (GND) with three different bar spacings was compared with the commercial beam trawl used in the veined rapa whelk fishery to minimize the discarded catch amount and the loss of commercial product. In addition, the damage and mortality rates of the species that entered the tested fishing gear were determined to understand whether the tested fishing gear has a possible negative effect on benthic species. In the grid-net design, a rectangular metallic grid positioned 6 cm off the ground substituted half of the codend to allow the escape of discard species. Sea trials were carried out in the south-eastern Black Sea between 13 and 24 October 2021. Results showed that the discarded catch amount was significantly reduced by each GND (P < 0.05). Compared with the commercial fishing gear, the reductions in the discarded catch amounts (in terms of number) were 91.6%, 92.2%, and 95.0% for 22, 25, and 28 mm GNDs, respectively. The minimum commercial product loss was determined at 22 mm GND. In addition, it was seen that each GND compared to commercial gear caused statistically significantly less damage and mortality on the discarded species. In conclusion, 22 mm GND was the most successful design among the tested gears in minimizing commercial product loss and reducing the discarded catch amount. Recommendations are given for this design to be adopted by the commercial fleet.","PeriodicalId":18195,"journal":{"name":"Marine Biology Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"335 - 346"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44196853","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adnan H M Alhajji, H. Hsu, Y. Alkhamis, A. Alsaqufi, S. Ajmal Khan, Zahid Nazeer
{"title":"Maturity and reproduction in the Arabian carpet shark, Chiloscyllium arabicum from the Saudi Arabian waters of the Arabian Gulf","authors":"Adnan H M Alhajji, H. Hsu, Y. Alkhamis, A. Alsaqufi, S. Ajmal Khan, Zahid Nazeer","doi":"10.1080/17451000.2022.2131824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2131824","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The Arabian carpet shark, Chiloscyllium arabicum is endemic to the Arabian Gulf and the northern Arabian Sea. The aim of this work is to study the reproduction and maturity of this species. A total of 87 males and 139 females, including 19 egg-bearing individuals collected from bottom set longline fisheries in the Saudi Arabian waters of the Arabian Gulf between October 2017 and February 2019, were examined. The size at 50% maturity was estimated as 62.3 and 62.5 cm total length (TL) for males and females, respectively. Changes in the gonadosomatic index (GSI) of males indicated the mating to happen between December and February. The maximum follicle diameter, oviducal gland width and GSI in mature females, suggested the ovulation to extend from September to May with the peak during March–May. Females carried 2–4 egg cases in the uteri, and the egg-laying period was between February and May. The segregation of sexes was observed in the larger (70–80 cm TL) size ranges.","PeriodicalId":18195,"journal":{"name":"Marine Biology Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"361 - 371"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49653022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Redescription of two Phyllodoce (Annelida: Phyllodocidae) species from Hawaii","authors":"W. Magalhães, V. D. de Oliveira, J. Bailey–Brock","doi":"10.1080/17451000.2022.2119252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2119252","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The two endemic Hawaiian phyllodocid species Phyllodoce hawaiia (Hartman, 1966) and P. hiatti Hartman, 1966 are only known from the original description. A redescription based upon type material helped clarify the taxonomic status of these species and to confirm the synonym of Prophyllodoce Hartman, 1966 with Phyllodoce Lamarck, 1818. Phyllodoce hawaiia is characterized by having a strongly cordate prostomium, proximal region of proboscis with 20 rows of round papillae and distal region with six longitudinal rows of tubercles, tentacular cirri with short and ringed cirrophores and long cirrostyles and parapodial prechaetal lobes bilobed and asymmetrical. Phyllodoce hiatti has an oval prostomium, papillae diffusely distributed in proximal region of proboscis, tentacular cirri with well-developed cirrophores, prechaetal lobes bilobed, round and symmetrical and rounded dorsal cirri.","PeriodicalId":18195,"journal":{"name":"Marine Biology Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"409 - 414"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46074724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aishee Bhowal, Alfisa Siddique, J. Purushothaman, Sanu V. Francis, C. Raghunathan
{"title":"First report of an epibiontic diatom Protoraphis hustedtiana R. Simonsen, 1970 (Protoraphidaceae) in association with copepod Pontella andersoni Sewell, 1912 from northern coastal waters of Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean","authors":"Aishee Bhowal, Alfisa Siddique, J. Purushothaman, Sanu V. Francis, C. Raghunathan","doi":"10.1080/17451000.2022.2119250","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2119250","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Protoraphis hustedtiana R. Simonsen, 1970 is reported to be epibiontic on the calanoid copepod Pontella andersoni Sewell, 1912. Observed in the northern coastal waters of Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean during the winter monsoon, this diatom has been found attached to its basibiont host copepod P. andersoni. With this report, the araphid diatom P. hustedtiana extends its biogeographic distribution to the Bay of Bengal (BoB), from where it had not been recorded prior to this study.","PeriodicalId":18195,"journal":{"name":"Marine Biology Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"222 - 229"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47354172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elmahjoub Gallouli, H. Oulad Ali, Mohamed El Hafa, A. Aamiri
{"title":"Spatiotemporal variability of phytoplankton in the Aglou-Sidi Ifni coastline (Moroccan Atlantic Coast)","authors":"Elmahjoub Gallouli, H. Oulad Ali, Mohamed El Hafa, A. Aamiri","doi":"10.1080/17451000.2022.2086702","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2022.2086702","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study was carried out between April 2014 and March 2016. We counted 233 species dominated by diatoms (126 species) and dinoflagellates (97 species). The most common diatom species were Leptocylindrus danicus and Rhizosolenia styliformus, while Scrippsiella sp. was the most common dinoflagellate species. The richness and relative abundance of diatoms were greater during the spring of 2014–2015 and the winter of 2015 and present an increasing north–south gradient. However, those of dinoflagellates were greater during the summer and autumn seasons of the years 2014–2015 and the winter of 2016, with a decreasing north–south gradient. This could be mainly related to the difference between the requirements of these two groups and the spatiotemporal variability of the physicochemical characteristics of the waters governed by seasonal and inter-annual variations of the currents, by the floods and by the morphology of the coast in this area. Indeed, the increase in the richness and abundance of dinoflagellates coincides with the increase in temperature, transparency and the decrease in the concentration of nutrient salts in the environment. However, the increase in nutrient content, the decrease in temperature and transparency favours diatoms compared with dinoflagellates.","PeriodicalId":18195,"journal":{"name":"Marine Biology Research","volume":"18 1","pages":"203 - 214"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47434309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}