Pycnogonida (Arthropoda) from Northern Adriatic Corallina officinalis Linnaeus, 1758 belts

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Published: Jan 27, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.23223
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Sea spider species distribution exposition human impact statistical analysis.
TOBIAS LEHMANN
Bavarian State Collection of Zoology - SNSB, Münchhausenstr. 21, D-81247 Munich, Germany
JÖRG SPELDA
Bavarian State Collection of Zoology - SNSB, Münchhausenstr. 21, D-81247 Munich, Germany
ROLAND MELZER
Department Biologie II, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Großhaderner Str. 2, D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried, Germany
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7853-6604
MOIRA BURŠIĆ
Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Zagrebačka 30, 52100 Pula, Croatia
Abstract

We studied Pycnogonida, sea spiders, collected from 54 samples of Corallina officinalis belts in the vicinity of Pula and the Brijuni National Park representing both exposed and sheltered localities as well as different levels of human impact. Seven species were identified, namely Achelia echinata, A. langi, Tanystylum conirostre, Anoplodactylus angulatus, A. pygmaeus, Trygaeus communis, and Callipallene tiberi. As we used a quantifiable standard sample size of 5 cm2, we could perform a statistical analysis of species richness and abundances. The exposed low human impact sites showed a significantly higher amount of both, specimens and species than the sheltered high impact sites. C. tiberi and A. echinata showed a significant preference for exposed low impact sites while T. conirostre was equally distributed among the habitat subtypes.

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