Relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) and the size of pods of algae

The ampithoids are benthic amphipods that are related to algae in shallow water. The aim of the present study was to determine, for the first time, the relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui and the size of the leaves of algae used for the construction of the shelter in the Sisa...

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Autores principales: Cházaro-Olvera,Sergio, Scheinvar-Gottdiener,Esther, Ortiz,Manuel
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Publicado: Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar 2015
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-195720150004000162016-01-26Relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) and the size of pods of algaeCházaro-Olvera,SergioScheinvar-Gottdiener,EstherOrtiz,Manuel Peracarida Ampithoidae dictyotalean algae pod coral reef The ampithoids are benthic amphipods that are related to algae in shallow water. The aim of the present study was to determine, for the first time, the relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui and the size of the leaves of algae used for the construction of the shelter in the Sisal Reef System, Mexico. The organisms were recovered manually, using SCUBA. The amphipods were collected from a `pod' cut from the blades of foliaceous algae and coral rubble. The length and width of the pods were also measured in micrometers. Forty-one specimens of P. bacescui were collected. The amphipods were found in pods of Dictyopteris delicatula and Dictyota cervicornis. The average total length of males of P. bacescui in D. delicatula was 661.89 ± 347.23 µm; the average length of females was 493.79 ± 237.16 µm. The average total length of the males in D. cervicornis was less than 163.93 ± 53.22 µm. The regression between the length and width of P. bacescui against the length and width of the leaf or pod of the alga showed a positive and significant relationship. Smaller individuals were found in D. cervicornis, and a larger size was found in D. delicatula. This study defined a mesograzer intraspecific variation in size, which has a great importance in the ecological dynamics of the host plant.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del MarRevista de biología marina y oceanografía v.50 n.3 20152015-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-19572015000400016en10.4067/S0718-19572015000400016
institution Scielo Chile
collection Scielo Chile
language English
topic Peracarida
Ampithoidae
dictyotalean algae
pod
coral reef
spellingShingle Peracarida
Ampithoidae
dictyotalean algae
pod
coral reef
Cházaro-Olvera,Sergio
Scheinvar-Gottdiener,Esther
Ortiz,Manuel
Relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) and the size of pods of algae
description The ampithoids are benthic amphipods that are related to algae in shallow water. The aim of the present study was to determine, for the first time, the relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui and the size of the leaves of algae used for the construction of the shelter in the Sisal Reef System, Mexico. The organisms were recovered manually, using SCUBA. The amphipods were collected from a `pod' cut from the blades of foliaceous algae and coral rubble. The length and width of the pods were also measured in micrometers. Forty-one specimens of P. bacescui were collected. The amphipods were found in pods of Dictyopteris delicatula and Dictyota cervicornis. The average total length of males of P. bacescui in D. delicatula was 661.89 ± 347.23 µm; the average length of females was 493.79 ± 237.16 µm. The average total length of the males in D. cervicornis was less than 163.93 ± 53.22 µm. The regression between the length and width of P. bacescui against the length and width of the leaf or pod of the alga showed a positive and significant relationship. Smaller individuals were found in D. cervicornis, and a larger size was found in D. delicatula. This study defined a mesograzer intraspecific variation in size, which has a great importance in the ecological dynamics of the host plant.
author Cházaro-Olvera,Sergio
Scheinvar-Gottdiener,Esther
Ortiz,Manuel
author_facet Cházaro-Olvera,Sergio
Scheinvar-Gottdiener,Esther
Ortiz,Manuel
author_sort Cházaro-Olvera,Sergio
title Relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) and the size of pods of algae
title_short Relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) and the size of pods of algae
title_full Relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) and the size of pods of algae
title_fullStr Relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) and the size of pods of algae
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between the size of Pseudamphithoides bacescui (Amphipoda, Gammaridea) and the size of pods of algae
title_sort relationship between the size of pseudamphithoides bacescui (amphipoda, gammaridea) and the size of pods of algae
publisher Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate 2015
url http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-19572015000400016
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