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    DOI10.14284/221

    Sampling event Registered September 10, 2020

    Meiobenthic community in the Westerschelde estuary between 1977 and 1979

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    Description

    Data on quantitative aspects of the meiofauna community in the Westerschelde estuary such as density, biomass, diversity and community structure. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Van Damme, D.; Herman, R.; Sharma, Y.; Holvoet, M.; Martens, P. (1980). Benthic studies of the Southern Bight of the North Sea and its adjacent continental estuaries: Progress Report 2. Fluctuation of the meiobenthic communities in the Westerschelde estuary.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Ossenisse

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From -90 to 90
    Longitude
    From -180 to 180
    Description

    ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Saeftinge

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From -90 to 90
    Longitude
    From -180 to 180
    Description

    ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Terneuzen

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From -90 to 90
    Longitude
    From -180 to 180
    Description

    ANE, Netherlands, Westerschelde, Vlissingen

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From -90 to 90
    Longitude
    From -180 to 180
    Description

    ANE, Scheldt Estuary

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From -90 to 90
    Longitude
    From -180 to 180
    Description

    Belgium, Zeeschelde, Doel

    Bounding box
    Latitude
    From -90 to 90
    Longitude
    From -180 to 180
    Description

    EurOBIS calculated BBOX > station Bounding Box

    Latitude
    From 51.34167 to 51.472297
    Longitude
    From 3.546028 to 4.275833

    Temporal scope

    range
    January 01, 1977 - January 01, 1979

    Taxonomic scope

    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116451

    Coverage
    Alteutha depressa (Baird, 1837)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116333

    Coverage
    Arenocaris bifida Nicholls, 1935
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116026

    Coverage
    Arenosetella germanica Kunz, 1937
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121303

    Coverage
    Ascolaimus elongatus (Bütschli, 1874)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116217

    Coverage
    Asellopsis intermedia (T. Scott, 1895)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136666

    Coverage
    Batillipes mirus Richters, 1909
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122076

    Coverage
    Calyptronema maxweberi (De Man, 1922)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115723

    Coverage
    Canuella perplexa T. and A. Scott, 1893
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121860

    Coverage
    Enoplolaimus propinquus De Man, 1922
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:150138

    Coverage
    Euterpina acutifrons (Dana, 1848)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:115815

    Coverage
    Evansula pygmaea (T. Scott, 1903)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2078

    Coverage
    Gastrotricha
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:150105

    Coverage
    Halectinosoma sarsi (Boeck, 1872)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116171

    Coverage
    Harpacticus littoralis G.O. Sars, 1910
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1337

    Coverage
    Hydrozoa
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116421

    Coverage
    Kliopsyllus constrictus (Nicholls, 1935)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116337

    Coverage
    Leptastacus laticaudatus Nicholls, 1935
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121277

    Coverage
    Leptolaimus papilliger De Man, 1876
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121086

    Coverage
    Microlaimus marinus (Schulz, 1932)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:51

    Coverage
    Mollusca
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116204

    Coverage
    Nannopus palustris
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:799

    Coverage
    Nematoda
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:157706

    Coverage
    Nitocra typica
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:2036

    Coverage
    Oligochaeta
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122177

    Coverage
    Oncholaimus oxyuris Ditlevsen, 1911
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1078

    Coverage
    Ostracoda
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116346

    Coverage
    Paraleptastacus espinulatus Nicholls, 1935
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116440

    Coverage
    Paramesochra similis Kunz, 1936
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116307

    Coverage
    Paronychocamptus nanus
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116310

    Coverage
    Platychelipus littoralis
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883

    Coverage
    Polychaeta
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:117842

    Coverage
    Protohydra leuckarti Greeff, 1869
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116127

    Coverage
    Pseudobradya beduina Monard, 1935
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:120802

    Coverage
    Spilophorella paradoxa (de Man, 1888)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:116814

    Coverage
    Tachidius discipes Giesbrecht, 1881
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1276

    Coverage
    Tardigrada
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121607

    Coverage
    Theristus blandicor Rachor, 1971
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:121641

    Coverage
    Trichotheristus mirabilis (Stekhoven & De Coninck,
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122253

    Coverage
    Tripyloides marinus (Bütschli, 1874)
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:114692

    Coverage
    Turbanella cornuta Remane, 1925
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:794

    Coverage
    Turbellaria
    Description

    urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:122156

    Coverage
    Viscosia viscosa (Bastian, 1865)

    Additional info

    The meiofauna community of the Westerschelde estuary was examined along five transects over an one year period. All meiofaunal groups, excluding nematodes, occurred in very low numbers along the estuary, except at the salt marsh Saeftinghe, where they attain normal to high values. The average number of taxa decline from 4.3 at the mouth of the estuary at Vlissingen to 1.5 at Doel. Similar trends are observed for annual mean density.

    Contacts

    • Van Damme

      Originator
      Organization
      Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
      Roles
      Originator

    • Rudy Herman

      Originator
      Organization
      Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
      Roles
      Originator

    • Jyotsna Sharma

      Originator
      Organization
      Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
      Roles
      Originator

    • Paul Martens

      Originator
      Organization
      Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie
      Roles
      Originator

    • Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)

      Metadata author
      Organization
      Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
      Roles
      Metadata author
      Email

    • Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

      Custodian steward
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee
      Roles
      Custodian steward
      Administrative point of contact

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    September 10, 2020
    Metadata last modified
    June 11, 2025
    Publication date
    June 11, 2025
    Hosted by
    Flanders Marine Institute
    Installation
    European Ocean Biodiversity Information System (EurOBIS)
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.14284/221
    Alternative identifiers
    GBIF registration details

    Citation

    Van Damme D.; Herman R.; Sharma Y.; Holvoet M.; Martens P.; Marine Biology Section; Zoology Institute. Ugent: Belgium; (2016): Meiobenthic community in the Westerschelde estuary between 1977 and 1979. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=4237) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/221 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-08.