Metabarcoding Reveals Meiofaunal Diversity in Rhodolith Beds From SE Brazil

• Published in: Aquatic conservation Vol. 34; no. 12
• Main Authors: Coppo, Gabriel C., Netto, Sergio A., Pais, Fabiano S., Mazzuco, Ana Carolina A., Halanych, Ken M., Bernardino, Angelo F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.12.2024
• Subjects: Annelida; Aquatic crustaceans; Aquatic habitats; benthic ecology; Benthos; Biodiversity; Brazil; Carbohydrates; carbon; Competitors; Complexity; Crustaceans; Density; DNA barcoding; ecoregions; Food availability; Food quality; Food supply; freshwater; habitat complexity; marine ecology; meiofaunal diversity; Nodules; Ocean floor; Organic matter; Phylogenetics; phylogeny; protein content; Proteins; rRNA 18S; Sediment; Sediment samplers; Sediment samples; sediments; Shellfish; Zoobenthos; Brazil

ABSTRACT Rhodolith beds (RBs) are known to increase the seabed complexity and act as a hotspot, supporting a unique biodiversity. This increased structural complexity due to the presence of rhodolith nodules is expected to influence benthic diversity at a local scale. To investigate this further, we...