Benthos meets plankton: isopods sampled in the Japan Trench by means of plankton nets fixed to large bottom trawls-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Benthos meets plankton: isopods sampled in the Japan Trench by means of plankton nets fixed to large bottom trawls

Published:2024-05-18 Issue:3 Volume:54 Page:
ISSN:1867-1616
Container-title:Marine Biodiversity
language:en
Short-container-title:Mar. Biodivers.

Author:

Brandt Angelika^ORCID,Bergmeier Franziska^ORCID,Casaubon Anchita^ORCID,Kano Yasunori,Kelch Andreas^ORCID,Knauber Henry^ORCID,Okamoto Kai,Ohta Mizuki,Shiraki Shoki,Yamamoto Daiki,Kojima Shigeaki

Abstract

AbstractDuring the KH-23–5 expedition aboard the RV Hakuho Maru to the Kuril-Kamchatka (KKT) and Japan Trenches (JT) in September 2023, we deployed bottom trawls equipped with plankton nets, resulting in a high number of supra- and epibenthic benthic organisms, particularly of isopod crustaceans (Peracarida, Malacostraca). In total, we sampled 2656 specimens of Isopoda spanning at least 14 families and the suborder Epicaridea across 28 stations. Notably, five families were represented by more than 100 specimens each: Munnopsidae led with the highest number of specimens (1123 individuals), followed by Haploniscidae with 564, Macrostylidae with 430, Ischnomesidae with 245, and Desmosomatidae with 188 individuals. Station C8 yielded the highest number of individuals (502), while only one isopod was retrieved from station F11. Our findings document the efficacy of employing additional plankton nets,and we recommend the increased use of bottom trawls deployed with plankton nets in future expeditions.

Funder

Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum Frankfurt

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Link

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12526-024-01442-8.pdf

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