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- J Mississippi Alabama Sea Grant Consortium MASGP - 79 - 004 Guide to Common Tidal Marsh Invertebrates of the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico by Richard W. Heard University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688 and Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS 39564* Illustrations by Linda B. Lutz This work is a result of research sponsored in part by the U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, Office of Sea Grant, under Grant Nos. 04-S-MOl-92, NA79AA-D-00049, and NASIAA-D-00050, by the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Gram Consortium, by the University of South Alabama, by the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, and by the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium. The U.S. Government is authorized to produce and distribute reprints for govern­ mental purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation that may appear hereon. • Present address. This Handbook is dedicated to WILL HOLMES friend and gentleman Copyright© 1982 by Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and R. W. Heard All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without permission from the author. CONTENTS PREFACE . ....... .... ......... .... Family Mysidae. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Order Tanaidacea (Tanaids) . ..... .. 28 INTRODUCTION ........................ Family Paratanaidae.. .. .. .. 29 SALTMARSH INVERTEBRATES. .. .. .. 3 Family Apseudidae . .. .. .. .. 30 Order Cumacea. .. .. .. .. 30 Phylum Cnidaria (=Coelenterata) .. .. .. .. 3 Family Nannasticidae. .. .. 31 Class Anthozoa. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Order Isopoda (Isopods) . .. .. .. 32 Family Edwardsiidae . .. .. .. .. 3 Family Anthuridae (Anthurids) . .. 32 Phylum Annelida (Annelids) . .. .. .. .. .. 3 Family Sphaeromidae (Sphaeromids) 32 Class Oligochaeta (Oligochaetes). .. .. .. 3 Family Munnidae . .. .. .. .. 34 Class Hirudinea (Leeches) . .. .. .. 4 Family Asellidae . .. .. .. .. 34 Class Polychaeta (polychaetes).. .. .. .. .. 4 Family Bopyridae . .. .. .. .. 35 Family Nereidae (Nereids). .. .. .. .. 4 Order Amphipoda (Amphipods) . ... 36 Family Pilargiidae (pilargiids). .. .. .. .. 6 Family Hyalidae . .. .. 36 . Family Orbiniidae (Orbiniids) . .. .. .. .. 6 Family Gammaridae . ....... 36 Family Capitellidae (Capitellids). .. .. .. 6 Family Melitidae .. .. .. .. .. 37 Family Ampharetidae (Ampharetids) .. .. 8 Family Aoridae. .. .. .. 38 Family Spionidae (Spionids) . .. .. .. .. 9 Family Corophiidae. .. .. .. .. 39 Family Sabellidae (Sabellids) . .. .. .. .. 9 Family Hyalellidae.. .. .. .. .. 40 Family SerpuJidae (Serpulids) . .. .. .. .. 9 Family Talitridae . .. .. .. .. 40 Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks) . .. .. .. .. 10 Superorder Eucarida . .. 44 Class Gastropoda (Gastropods). .. .. .. .. 10 Order Decapoda . .. 44 Family Neritidae (Nerites). .. .. .. .. 10 Suborder Dendrobranchiata. .. .. 44 . Family Hydrobiidae (Hydrobiids). .. .. 11 Infraorder Penaeidea .. .. .. 44 Family Assimineidae . .. .. .. .. .. 15 Family Penaeidae . .. .. 44 Family Potamidae . .. .. .. .. .. .. 16 Suborder Pleocyemata .. .. .. .. 46 Family Littorinidae (periwinkles) . .. .. .. 17 Infraorder Caridea. .. .. .. 46 Family Melongenidae (Whelks). .. .. .. 18 Family Palaemonidae Family Pyramidellidae (Pyram Shells) . .. .. 18 (palaemonid Shrimps) . .. 46 Family Melampidae (Melampid Snails). .. .. 19 Infraorder Anomura.. .. .. 46 Class Bivalvia (=Pelecypoda) (Bivalves) .. .. 20 Family Diogenidae . Family Corbiculidae (Marsh Clams). ..... 21 (Diogenid Hermit Crabs) .. 48 Family Mactridae . .. .. .. .. .. .. 21 Infraorder Brachyura (Crabs) .. 48 Family Mytilidae (Mussels) . .. .. .. .. 22 Family Portunidae Family Dressenidae . .. .. .. .. .. .. 22 (Swimming Crabs) . .. .. .. 48 Family Cyrenoididae .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 Family Xanthidae (Mud Crabs) 50 Family Solecurtidae. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Family Grapsidae . .. .. 54 . .. Family Ostreidae. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Family Ocypodidae ... 56 Phylum Arthropoda.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Subphylum Crustacea. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. .. .. '61 Class Cirrepedia. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 BIBLIOGRAPHY . .. .. .. .. .. 62 Order Thoracica . .. .. .. .. 26 Suborder Balanomorpha. .. .. .. .. 26 TAXONOMIC KEY S .. ... ... ... .... .. 66 Class Malacostraca. .. .. .. .. .. 27 GLOSSARY. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 78 Superorder Peracarida . .. .. .. 27 Order Mysidacea . .. .. .. .. .. 27 INDEX ................ ................ 81 ERRATA SHEET GUIDE TO COHHON TIDAL f1ARSH INVERTEBRATES �}HE NORTHEASTERN GUlF OF MEXICO CODE: Paaa/Column/Llne MASGP-79-004 1/1/30: "Ipoclalilt" to opacialiot. 3/1/13: "atolen" to atolon 6/1/6-7: Chanaa "Gardiner, 1977" to Gardiner and Wiloon, 1977 (1979) 9/2/fig. l"gend for 5f: change "Hypaniola" to Hobsonla 26/2/1: Correct spelling of "Cinepedia" to Cirripedia 26/2/8: Change "nsupl!" to n8upliar 27/2/2 from boeeom: Change "or" to of 27/2/12 from bottom: Change "figure 30f" to figure 30e 28/1/9: Change "figure 30e" to figur e 30f 29/fig. 30: Parts "e" and "f" are miBlabeled; they should be swapped 29/2/9: Change "antenna!! to antennae 32/2/2 from bottom: Should rea'd "ex tending anteriorly beyond eyes; inner" )/./1/4 from bottom: Insert Callahan in Clark and Robertson reference J4/2/11 from bottom: Chan ge obte.�,,- to �sus 37/2/4: Word left out of sentence. 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I coxa " to "ex., coxa" 79/2/8 eh & 9th defln1eiol1.: Chunge "pellial" to pall1al 1 PREFACE part of the estuarine "nursery grounds" for many fishes and invertebrates. Since the realization of the ecological and eco­ Salt marshes are formed along the shores of nomic importance of salt marshes, millions of dollars coastal plains in the temperate and tropical zones of in research funds have been allocated for the study of the world wherever wave action is slowed enough to these valuable and productive wetlands. Very little allow grasses to become established. They are found information, however, has been compiled for the in the intertidal zone in shallow water, in the lee of identification of marine and estuarine salt marsh in­ sea islands, along borders of bays and inlets, and vertebrates. Ursin (1972) and Olmstead and Fell along tidal streams, bayous, and the mouths of rivers. (1974) have published handbooks or guides to salt In the United States, an almost continuous band of marsh organisms, but both these guides are designed salt marshes fringes the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. The for the temperate tidal marshes of the Atlantic coast. predominant grass in Atlantic coastal marshes is The only popular account of salt marsh invertebrates smooth cordgrass, Spartina alternij1ora. Tides along for our region is a guide by Fotheringham and Brun­ the Atlantic coast occur regularly twice a day and enmeister (1975)* to the common invertebrates of the have amplitudes of 4 to 8 feet (1.3 to 2.6 meters). northwestern Gulf Coast. Although their treatment is Conditions are different in the northern Gulf of Mex­ interesting, it is general and therefore limited in its ico where tides in most regions occur at irregular in­ treatment of tidal marsh invertebrates. Teal (1962), tervals and are much lower in amplitude than along in his paper on Georgia salt marshes, was the first to the Atlantic coast. Tides in the Gulf are usually no give an extensive list of salt marsh invertebrates. The higher than 1.5 feet (0.5 meters). Strong southerly most comprehensive faunal study of the salt marshes winds can "blow in the tide" during a normal low of the northern Gulf was that of Subrahmanyam et al tide, and strong northerly winds can "blow out the ( 1 976). They listed
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    Title Molecular Phylogeny of the Family Capitellidae (Annelida) Author(s) Tomioka, Shinri; Kakui, Keiichi; Kajihara, Hiroshi Zoological Science, 35(5), 436-445 Citation https://doi.org/10.2108/zs180009 Issue Date 2018-10 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/75605 Type article File Information Zoological Science35-5_436‒445(2018).pdf Instructions for use Hokkaido University Collection of Scholarly and Academic Papers : HUSCAP ZOOLOGICAL436 SCIENCE 35: 436–445 (2018) S. Tomioka et al. © 2018 Zoological Society of Japan Molecular Phylogeny of the Family Capitellidae (Annelida) Shinri Tomioka1*, Keiichi Kakui2, and Hiroshi Kajihara2 1Rishiri Town Museum, Senhoshi, Rishiri Is., Hokkaido 097-0311, Japan 2Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, N10 W8, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan Capitellids have emerged as monophyletic in most but not all recent molecular phylogenies, indi- cating that more extensive taxon sampling is necessary. In addition, monophyly of most or all capitellid genera was questionable, as some diagnostic characters vary ontogenetically within individuals. We tested the monophyly of Capitellidae and eight capitellid genera using phyloge- netic analyses of combined 18S, 28S, H3, and COI gene sequences from 36 putative capitellid spe- cies. In our trees, Capitellidae formed a monophyletic sister group to Echiura, and Capitella was also monophyletic, separated by a long branch from other capitellids. Well-supported clades each containing representatives of different genera, or containing a subset of species within a genus, indicated that Barantolla, Heteromastus, and Notomastus are likely not monophyletic. We mapped three morphological characters traditionally used to define capitellid genera (head width relative to width of first segment, number of thoracic segments, and number of segments with capillary chae- tae) onto our tree.
  • ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: PATTERNS IN

    ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: PATTERNS IN

    ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: PATTERNS IN DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF BENTHIC MOLLUSCS ALONG A DEPTH GRADIENT IN THE BAHAMAS Michael Joseph Dowgiallo, Doctor of Philosophy, 2004 Dissertation directed by: Professor Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla Department of Biology, UMCP Species richness and abundance of benthic bivalve and gastropod molluscs was determined over a depth gradient of 5 - 244 m at Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas by deploying replicate benthic collectors at five sites at 5 m, 14 m, 46 m, 153 m, and 244 m for six months beginning in December 1993. A total of 773 individual molluscs comprising at least 72 taxa were retrieved from the collectors. Analysis of the molluscan fauna that colonized the collectors showed overwhelmingly higher abundance and diversity at the 5 m, 14 m, and 46 m sites as compared to the deeper sites at 153 m and 244 m. Irradiance, temperature, and habitat heterogeneity all declined with depth, coincident with declines in the abundance and diversity of the molluscs. Herbivorous modes of feeding predominated (52%) and carnivorous modes of feeding were common (44%) over the range of depths studied at Lee Stocking Island, but mode of feeding did not change significantly over depth. One bivalve and one gastropod species showed a significant decline in body size with increasing depth. Analysis of data for 960 species of gastropod molluscs from the Western Atlantic Gastropod Database of the Academy of Natural Sciences (ANS) that have ranges including the Bahamas showed a positive correlation between body size of species of gastropods and their geographic ranges. There was also a positive correlation between depth range and the size of the geographic range.