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Assemblage of benthic macrofauna in the aggregates of the tubiculous worm Phyllochaetopterus socialis in the Mar del Plata harbour, Argentina

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2009

Mariano J. Albano  and
Sandra M. Obenat
Mariano J. Albano*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Casilla de Correos 1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)
Sandra M. Obenat
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Casilla de Correos 1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M.J. Albano, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Casilla de Correos 1245, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina email: malbano@mdp.edu.ar
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Abstract

The assemblage and the temporal changes of benthic macrofauna inhabiting the Phyllochaetopterus socialis (Polychaeta: Chaetopteridae) aggregates were analysed during 2004 and May 2005 in the Mar del Plata harbour, Buenos Aires (Argentina). Species composition, abundance, richness and diversity were estimated from monthly or bimonthly samples obtained by SCUBA diving. Multivariate (MDS) and SIMPER analyses were applied to analyse the structure of benthic communities. In the mats, a total of 57 species (invertebrates and chordates) belonging to 11 phyla were associated to P. socialis: crustaceans and molluscs were the most abundant species and crustaceans and polychaetes were the most diverse groups (14 and 11 species richness, respectively). The mean abundance ranged from 79.67±57.47 ind/250 ml to 718.75 ind/250 ml (mean±SD). The amphipod Monocorophium insidiosum, the gastropod Anachis isabellei and the tanaidacean Leptognathia sp. were the most representative species in the mats. Richness and diversity in P. socialis aggregates were higher than in surrounding sediments. Results show significant differences among months in composition, abundance and feeding guilds of the macrofauna associated with the mats. The assemblage of benthic macrofauna with permanent and temporary organisms in P. socialis aggregates suggests the existence of microhabitats in the mats that provide substrate, refuges for predation and availability of food increasing richness and diversity. These results allow considering P. socialis as an autogenic ecosystem engineer in the Mar del Plata harbour.

Keywords

assemblagebenthic macrofaunaaggregatestubiculous wormPhyllochaetopterus socialisMar del Plata harbourArgentina
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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 89 , Issue 6 , September 2009 , pp. 1099 - 1108
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2009

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