Abstract
Foraminiferan (Protozoa) epizoites were examined on two deep-water isopods, Neastacilla sp. and Pleuroprion hystrix (Valvifera, Arcturidae), from the north Atlantic Ocean and the Nordic Seas. Most foraminiferans belonged to genus Cibicides and occurred on 27% of Neastacilla and 23% of Pleuroprion hystrix. The pattern of foraminiferan epibiosis was similar in both species, with a concentration on the dorsal body and on the posterior pereopods. The arcturids showed an increase in number of foraminiferans with increased body size, suggesting that available time span for settling on the younger stages (mancas) was relatively short. There was a trend towards larger numbers of foraminiferans occurring on larger arcturid species, suggesting that available space is the factor that determines the total number of foraminiferans for epibenthic arcturid isopod species.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 239-247 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Hydrobiologia |
| Volume | 440 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2000 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information: We thank Dr Torleiv Brattegard for his hospitality on board RV “Håkon Mosby”, MRI, Reykjavík for the use of RV “Bjarni Sæmundsson” and the Fiskir-annsóknastofa, Torshavn, for the use of RV “Magnus Heinason”. We thank Sigrún Haraldsdóttir and the staff of the Sandgerði Marine Centre for sorting the isopods, and the Editorial Committee of the EMBS Proceedings for linguistic help. The paper was improved by the constructive comments of the referees. The Science Foundation of the University of Iceland and Ly`ðveldissjóður supported the study.Other keywords
- Arcturidae
- Cibicides spp
- Deep water
- Epizoites
- Isopods