Meiofaunal communities in a tropical seagrass bed and adjacent unvegetated sediments with note on sufficient sample size for determining local diversity indices

Jian-Xiang Liao; Hsin-Ming Yeh; Hin-Kiu Mok

doi:10.1186/s40555-014-0101-8

Zoological Studies

Table 2 Percentages of nematode genera from seagrass beds and adjacent unvegetated sediments at Shihlang, Ludao

From: Meiofaunal communities in a tropical seagrass bed and adjacent unvegetated sediments with note on sufficient sample size for determining local diversity indices

Nematode genus	Family	Trophic type	Seagrass	Unvegetated
Acanthonchus	Cyatholaimidae	2A	0.2	0.0
Alaimella	Leptolaimidae	1A	0.1	0.0
Anticoma	Anticomidae	1A	1.3	0.3
Bathyeurystomina	Enchelidiidae	2B	0.2	0.0
Calyptronema	Enchelidiidae	2B	0.2	0.0
Camacolaimus	Leptolaimidae	2A	0.5	0.0
Chromadorina	Chromadoridae	2A	1.1	0.0
Chromadorita	Chromadoridae	2A	6.1	3.4
Daptonema	Xyalidae	1B	21.2	23.3
Demonema	Selachnematidae	2B	0.3	0.0
Desmodora	Desmodoridae	2A	0.1	0.6
Desmodorella	Desmodoridae	2A	0.0	0.3
Desmolaimus	Linhomoeidae	1B	1.2	0.3
Dichromadora	Chromadoridae	2A	0.0	0.6
Diodontolaimus	Leptolaimidae	2A	1.1	0.0
Elzalia	Xyalidae	1B	0.8	0.3
Epsilonema	Epsilonematidae	1A	1.7	2.0
Eubostrichus	Desmodoridae	1A	0.0	1.1
Eurystomina	Enchelidiidae	2B	0.2	0.3
Filoncholaimus	Oncholaimidae	2B	0.1	0.0
Gammanema	Selachnematidae	2B	0.2	0.3
Graphonema	Chromadoridae	2A	0.0	6.0
Halalaimus	Oxystominidae	1A	0.5	0.0
Halaphanolaimus	Leptolaimidae	1A	0.2	0.0
Halichoanolaimus	Selachnematidae	2B	0.4	0.9
Leptolaimus	Leptolaimidae	1A	0.5	0.0
Longicyatholaimus	Cyatholaimidae	2A	0.0	22.1
Megadesmolaimus	Linhomoeidae	1B	0.5	0.0
Mesacanthion	Thoracostomopsidae	2B	0.1	3.2
Metachromadora	Desmodoridae	2A	4.9	0.9
Metalinhomoeus	Linhomoeidae	1B	3.0	0.0
Meyersia	Oncholaimidae	2B	0.5	0.3
Microlaimus	Microlaimidae	2A	0.2	0.0
Molgolaimus	Desmodoridae	1A	0.9	0.0
Neochromadora	Chromadoridae	2A	2.5	0.0
Odontanticoma	Anticomidae	2A	0.1	0.0
Oncholaimus	Oncholaimidae	2B	2.0	1.4
Oxystomina	Oxystominidae	1A	0.0	0.6
Paracyatholaimus	Cyatholaimidae	2A	0.9	0.0
Paralinhomoeus	Linhomoeidae	1B	7.4	3.4
Perspiria	Desmodoridae	2A	13.4	0.6
Phanoderma	Phanodermatidae	2A	0.2	0.0
Phanodermella	Phanodermatidae	1A	0.2	0.0
Pomponema	Cyatholaimidae	2A	0.6	2.0
Prochromadorella	Chromadoridae	2A	0.4	0.6
Promonhystera	Xyalidae	1B	0.1	0.0
Pseudocella	Leptsomatidae	2A	0.3	0.0
Pseudochromadora	Desmodoridae	2A	5.9	1.7
Pseudonchus	Desmodoridae	2B	0.0	1.7
Rhinema	Monoposthiidae	2A	0.9	0.0
Robbea	Desmodoridae	1A	8.1	0.6
Spilophorella	Chromadoridae	2A	2.6	4.3
Spirinia	Desmodoridae	2A	0.5	14.7
Steineria	Xyalidae	1B	0.9	0.0
Symplocostoma	Enchelidiidae	2B	0.1	0.0
Symplocostomella	Enchelidiidae	2B	0.1	0.0
Synonchus	Leptsomatidae	2A	0.1	0.0
Thalassironus	Ironidae	2B	0.0	0.9
Thalassomonhystera	Monhysteridae	1A	0.1	0.0
Theristus	Xyalidae	1B	3.2	0.0
Trichotheristus	Xyalidae	1B	0.0	0.3
Vasostoma	Comesomatidae	2A	0.0	0.3
Viscosia	Oncholaimidae	2B	1.7	0.9

The percentages of the ten most dominant nematode genera for both habitats are shown in italics. Trophic type: 1A, selective deposit feeder; 1B, non-selective deposit feeder; 2A, epistrate feeder; 2B, predator or omnivore.

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