Document of bibliographic reference 331856

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Bibliographic resource

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Journal article

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AS

Title

Experimental selection of Marylynnia puncticaudata (Cyatholaimidae, Nematoda) and effects of organic enrichment

Abstract

Meiobenthic nematodes are well-known bioindicators in aquatic ecosystem health programs. However, the explored taxa are still limited and practically devoted to the community level. The present study provided a new method of experimental isolation of a species from a pristine nematofauna. In our method, the nematofauna faced two types of sediment, namely, the leaves of Posidonia oceanica and shells of Mytilus galloprovincialis, under controlled laboratory conditions, and several changes in species composition occurred through gradual selection of the most adaptable nematode taxa to the new environments, which were previously defaunated. We used the selected nematode taxon, Marylynnia puncticaudata (Cyatholaimidae), to examine the possible effects of organic enrichment, and the results clearly showed that the body size of the nematodes significantly increased and they became fat when after enrichment using a powder made of marine agar (1200 mg l⁻¹) and cuticles of Crangon crangon (900 mg l⁻¹), but their relative body growth showed no discernible changes.

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WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000574802300012

Bibliographic citation

Allouche, M.; Nasri, A.; Harrath, A.M.; Mansour, L.; Beyrem, H.; Boufahja, F. (2021). Experimental selection of Marylynnia puncticaudata (Cyatholaimidae, Nematoda) and effects of organic enrichment. Environm. Sc. & Poll. Res. 28: 6866-6876. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11050-1

Topic

Marine

Is peer reviewed

true