Meso-scale spatial distribution of large tintinnids in early summer in southern Yellow Sea

• Published in: Chinese journal of oceanology and limnology Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 81 - 90
• Main Author: 张翠霞 张武昌 肖天 吕瑞华 孙松 宋微波
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Science Press 01.02.2008; Springer Nature B.V; Laboratory of Protozoology,KML,Ocean University of China,266003 Qingdao,China%Key Lab for Science and Engineering of Marine Ecology and Environment,SOA,First Institute of Oceanography,SOA,Qingdao 266061,China%Laboratory of Protozoology,KML,Ocean University of China,266003 Qingdao,China; Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences,Institute of Oceanology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Qin gdao 266071,China%Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences,Institute of Oceanology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Qin gdao 266071,China
• Subjects: Codonellopsis; Distribution; Dominant species; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Geographical distribution; Invertebrates; Leprotintinnus; Marine; Marine ecology; Oceanography; Parafavella; Shallow water; Spatial distribution; Summer; Tintinnopsis karajacensis; Towing; 海洋生物; 砂壳纤毛虫; 空间分布; Yellow Sea; INW, Huanghai Sea; tintinnid; Yellow Sea; abundance
• ISSN: 0254-4059; 2096-5508; 1993-5005; 2523-3521
• DOI: 10.1007/s00343-008-0081-9

The spatial distribution of some large tintinnid species （nominally〉76 μm） was investigated according to samples collected by vertical towing in cruises to the southern Yellow Sea in summer 2000-2002 and 2004. Eight species were identified： Codonellopsis mobilis, Leprotintinnus netritus, Tintinnopsis karajacensis, T. japonica, T. kiaochowensis, T. butschlii, T. radix, and Parafavella sp. With maximum abundance of 158.2 ind/L in June 2004, C. mobilis was the dominant species, lasting from May to July 2004. Tintinnid communities were patchy and distributed mainly in shallow waters along the shore.