Fouling acorn barnacles in China a review

We review the species composition, distribution, and seasonal variation of fouling acorn barnacles in Chinese waters--from Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea to East and South China Seas. Thirty-two species of acorn barnacles were found, of which, the dominant species are Amphibalanus amphitrite, A. reticulat...

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Published inChinese journal of oceanology and limnology Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 699 - 711
Main Author 曹文浩 严涛 黎祖福 李静 程志强
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.07.2013
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Amaryllis
Amphitrite
Arthropods
autumn
Balanus amphitrite
Balanus trigonus
Biodiversity
Biology
China
coastal water
Coastal waters
Dispersal
Dominant species
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Environmental factors
Fistulobalanus
Fouling
latitude
Marine
Megabalanus tintinnabulum
Oceanography
salinity
seasonal variation
Seasonal variations
Species composition
species diversity
summer
Yellow Sea
中国南海
中国海域
季节性变化
橡子
污垢
物种组成
藤壶
评论
China
INW, Huanghai Sea
ISEW, South China Sea
INW, Bohai Sea
Yellow Sea
acorn barnacles
fouling
distribution
species
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Summary:We review the species composition, distribution, and seasonal variation of fouling acorn barnacles in Chinese waters--from Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea to East and South China Seas. Thirty-two species of acorn barnacles were found, of which, the dominant species are Amphibalanus amphitrite, A. reticulatus, A. variegates, Balanus trigonus, Fistulobalanus kondakovi, Megabalanus tintinnabulum, Striatobalanus amaryllis, and Eurapha withersi in the fouling communities. A. amphitrite is the dominant species in the coastal waters of Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea and A. reticulatus is dominant in the East and South China Seas. The settlement period of fouling acorn barnacles is usually in summer and autumn. From north to south with the decrease of latitude, their settlement period obviously extends, even to the whole year, and the species number also increases. Other environmental factors, such as salinity and distance from shore, also play an important role in the distribution of fouling acorn barnacles.
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acorn barnacles; species; distribution; fouling
We review the species composition, distribution, and seasonal variation of fouling acorn barnacles in Chinese waters--from Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea to East and South China Seas. Thirty-two species of acorn barnacles were found, of which, the dominant species are Amphibalanus amphitrite, A. reticulatus, A. variegates, Balanus trigonus, Fistulobalanus kondakovi, Megabalanus tintinnabulum, Striatobalanus amaryllis, and Eurapha withersi in the fouling communities. A. amphitrite is the dominant species in the coastal waters of Bohai Sea and Yellow Sea and A. reticulatus is dominant in the East and South China Seas. The settlement period of fouling acorn barnacles is usually in summer and autumn. From north to south with the decrease of latitude, their settlement period obviously extends, even to the whole year, and the species number also increases. Other environmental factors, such as salinity and distance from shore, also play an important role in the distribution of fouling acorn barnacles.
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ISSN:0254-4059
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1993-5005
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DOI:10.1007/s00343-013-2275-z