Analyzing the tintinnid community structure and distribution in the surface waters southeast of Hawaii from a cruise in 2013

doi:10.17520/biods.2016030

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The species richness and abundance of tintinnids in the surface waters at 23 stations located in southeast of Hawaii were investigated between 14 August and 18 September 2013. A total of 36 species in 22 genera were identified. All tintinnid species had hyaline loricae. The species richness of tintinnids in each station ranged from 15 to 21. Tintinnid abundance and biomass ranged from 4,730 to 23,693 ind./m³, and from 9.60 to 88.61 μg C/m³, respectively. The top four dominant species were Ascampbelliella armilla, Steenstrupiella steenstrupii, Eutintinnus tenuis and S. gracilis. These top four dominant species were in different lorica oral diameter (LOD) size-classes.

Key words: Tintinnid, community structure, Hawaii, abundance, biomass, dominant species, horizontal distribution

Chaofeng Wang, Haibo Li, Wuchang Zhang, Li Zhao, Yuan Zhao, Tian Xiao. Analyzing the tintinnid community structure and distribution in the surface waters southeast of Hawaii from a cruise in 2013[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2016, 24(7): 831-837.

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物种 Species	优势度 Dominant index	出现站位数 Number of occurrence station	平均丰度 Average abundance (SD)	最大丰度 Maxmal abundance (ind./m³)	丰度最大的站位 Station with maximum abundance
四线瓮状虫 Amphorides quadrilineata	0.0447	22	601 (550)	2,128	7
镯形囊坎虫 Ascampbelliella armilla	0.2976	23	3,659 (3,246)	12,150	10
罐形囊坎虫 A. urceolata	0.0001	2	164 (156)	275	14
梯状网梯虫 Climacocylis scalaroides	0.0035	14	115 (111)	439	3
大洋铃鼻虫 Codonaria oceanica	0.0006	5	165 (135)	324	7
南方铃壳虫 Codonellopsis meridionalis	<0.0001	1	55 (-)	55	14
周齿螺纹虫 Coxliella laciniosa	0.0001	4	60 (22)	93	15
酒杯类管虫 Dadayiella ganymedes	0.0006	7	75 (42)	158	22
秀雅网袋虫 Dictyocysta elegans	0.0013	8	130 (108)	350	13
缢缩网膜虫 Epiplocylis constricta	0.0045	14	151 (132)	440	8
网状拟网膜虫 Epiplocyloides reticulata	0.0148	20	240 (205)	820	16
短突表纹虫 Epirhabdonella mucronata	0.0036	9	288 (192)	600	13
开孔真铃虫 Eutintinnus apertus	0.0362	23	445 (439)	1,658	6
修长真铃虫 E. elongatus	0.0003	3	183 (105)	300	9
佛氏真铃虫 E. fraknoii	0.0012	8	121 (68)	238	1
卢氏真铃虫 E. lusus-undae	0.005	14	166 (94)	341	3
太平洋真铃虫 E. pacificus	0.002	7	270 (165)	540	21
杆状真铃虫 E. stramentus	0.045	21	663 (465)	1,828	4
薄壳真铃虫 E. tenuis	0.0563	22	756 (722)	3,333	4
短尾孔铃虫 Poroecus curtus	0.0001	3	104 (51)	158	11
克氏原孔虫 Proplectella claparedei	0.0034	9	270 (455)	1450	9
卵形原孔虫 P. ovata	0.0235	17	529 (659)	2,900	9
缩短原纹虫 Protorhabdonella curta	<0.0001	1	165 (-)	165	8
变形条纹虫 Rhabdonella amor	0.0436	22	643 (628)	2,563	16
圆锥条纹虫 R. conica	0.0002	4	79 (32)	113	10
优雅条纹虫 R. elegans	0.0333	22	448 (317)	1,451	4
细小条纹虫 R. parvula	0.0105	18	212 (184)	675	21
隆起拟条纹虫 Rhabdonellopsis apophysata	0.0325	20	529 (576)	2,340	6
钝齿角口虫 Salpingacantha crenulata	<0.0001	2	49 (5)	53	11
尖锐号角虫 Salpingella acuminata	0.0001	4	54 (1)	55	8
福雷号角虫 S. faurei	0.0048	15	159 (103)	394	10
圆号角虫 S. rotundata	0.0001	2	114 (93)	180	21
纤弱细瓮虫 Steenstrupiella gracilis	0.0469	19	845 (862)	2,660	1
斯廷细瓮虫 S. steenstrupii	0.178	23	2,190 (1,562)	6,988	4
半球波膜虫 Undella hemispherica	0.002	11	106 (58)	231	7
勃兰氏拟平顶虫 Xystonellopsis brandti	<0.0001	1	95 (-)	95	1

物种 Species	优势度 Dominant index	出现站位数 Number of occurrence station	平均丰度 Average abundance (SD)	最大丰度 Maxmal abundance (ind./m³)	丰度最大的站位 Station with maximum abundance
四线瓮状虫 Amphorides quadrilineata	0.0447	22	601 (550)	2,128	7
镯形囊坎虫 Ascampbelliella armilla	0.2976	23	3,659 (3,246)	12,150	10
罐形囊坎虫 A. urceolata	0.0001	2	164 (156)	275	14
梯状网梯虫 Climacocylis scalaroides	0.0035	14	115 (111)	439	3
大洋铃鼻虫 Codonaria oceanica	0.0006	5	165 (135)	324	7
南方铃壳虫 Codonellopsis meridionalis	<0.0001	1	55 (-)	55	14
周齿螺纹虫 Coxliella laciniosa	0.0001	4	60 (22)	93	15
酒杯类管虫 Dadayiella ganymedes	0.0006	7	75 (42)	158	22
秀雅网袋虫 Dictyocysta elegans	0.0013	8	130 (108)	350	13
缢缩网膜虫 Epiplocylis constricta	0.0045	14	151 (132)	440	8
网状拟网膜虫 Epiplocyloides reticulata	0.0148	20	240 (205)	820	16
短突表纹虫 Epirhabdonella mucronata	0.0036	9	288 (192)	600	13
开孔真铃虫 Eutintinnus apertus	0.0362	23	445 (439)	1,658	6
修长真铃虫 E. elongatus	0.0003	3	183 (105)	300	9
佛氏真铃虫 E. fraknoii	0.0012	8	121 (68)	238	1
卢氏真铃虫 E. lusus-undae	0.005	14	166 (94)	341	3
太平洋真铃虫 E. pacificus	0.002	7	270 (165)	540	21
杆状真铃虫 E. stramentus	0.045	21	663 (465)	1,828	4
薄壳真铃虫 E. tenuis	0.0563	22	756 (722)	3,333	4
短尾孔铃虫 Poroecus curtus	0.0001	3	104 (51)	158	11
克氏原孔虫 Proplectella claparedei	0.0034	9	270 (455)	1450	9
卵形原孔虫 P. ovata	0.0235	17	529 (659)	2,900	9
缩短原纹虫 Protorhabdonella curta	<0.0001	1	165 (-)	165	8
变形条纹虫 Rhabdonella amor	0.0436	22	643 (628)	2,563	16
圆锥条纹虫 R. conica	0.0002	4	79 (32)	113	10
优雅条纹虫 R. elegans	0.0333	22	448 (317)	1,451	4
细小条纹虫 R. parvula	0.0105	18	212 (184)	675	21
隆起拟条纹虫 Rhabdonellopsis apophysata	0.0325	20	529 (576)	2,340	6
钝齿角口虫 Salpingacantha crenulata	<0.0001	2	49 (5)	53	11
尖锐号角虫 Salpingella acuminata	0.0001	4	54 (1)	55	8
福雷号角虫 S. faurei	0.0048	15	159 (103)	394	10
圆号角虫 S. rotundata	0.0001	2	114 (93)	180	21
纤弱细瓮虫 Steenstrupiella gracilis	0.0469	19	845 (862)	2,660	1
斯廷细瓮虫 S. steenstrupii	0.178	23	2,190 (1,562)	6,988	4
半球波膜虫 Undella hemispherica	0.002	11	106 (58)	231	7
勃兰氏拟平顶虫 Xystonellopsis brandti	<0.0001	1	95 (-)	95	1