Loricate Ciliate Tintinnids in a Tropical Mangrove Wetland: Diversity, Distribution and Impact of Climate Change (SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science)

This book is an integrated approach to present a detailed case study in order to address the taxonomic and ecological features of this planktonic choreotrich protists in an iconic tropical mangrove wetland - Sundarban. To identify each tintinnid species, emphasis is given with regards to taxonomic features accompanied by high resolution images. This work explores the interaction between man-induced stress and the impact of climate change which is threatening the tintinnid biodiversity, and suggests, for example, remedial measures by adopting sound management strategies. Tintinnids __(Protozoa: Ciliata: Tintinnida)__ are a coherent group ecologically recognized as micro-zooplankton. They deserve special attention because of their unique biodiversity and their crucial, functional role in the marine food chain. This is a valuable reference source for students, researchers, policy planners and coastal managers engaged in the field of marine biology, microbial ecology and marine bio-resources. 2.4.26 Leprotintinnus norqvisti (Kofoid and Campbell, 1929)2.4.27 Tintinnidium primitivum (Busch, 1923); 2.4.28 Tintinnidium mucicola (Claparède and Lachmann, 1858) Daday, 1887; 2.4.29 Codonellopsis schabi (Brandt, 1906) Kofoid and Campbell, 1929; 2.4.30 Stenosemella ventricosa (Claparède and Laachmann, 1858) Jörgensen, 1924; 2.4.31 Favella ehrenbergii (Claparède and Laachmann, 1858); 2.4.32 Amphorellopsis acuta (Schmidt, 1901); 2.4.33 Eutintinnus sp. (Kofoid and Campbell, 1939); 2.4.34 Metacylis mediterranea (Mereschkowsky, 1880) Jörgensen, 1924; 2.4.35 Metacyllis sp. (Jörgensen, 1924) 2.4.36 Helicostomella sp. (Jörgensen, 1924)2.4.37 Wangiella dicollaria (Nie, 1934); References; 3 Results and Discussion; Abstract ; 3.1 Environmental Variables; 3.1.1 Dhamakhali (S1); 3.1.2 Canning (S2); 3.1.3 Lot 8 (S3); 3.1.4 Chemaguri (S4); 3.1.5 Gangasagar (S5); 3.2 Taxonomic Composition and Seasonal Species Distribution; 3.2.1 Dhamakhali (S1); 3.2.2 Canning (S2); 3.2.3 Lot 8 (S3); 3.2.4 Chemaguri (S4); 3.2.5 Gangasagar (S5); 3.3 Seasonal Variations of Tintinnid Abundance, Biomass and Production Rate; 3.3.1 Dhamakhali (S1); 3.3.2 Canning (S2); 3.3.3 Lot 8 (S3); 3.3.4 Chemaguri (S4) Preface; Acknowledgements ; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Microzooplankton and Tintinnid; 1.2 Why Tintinnid Has Been Given Priority?; References; 2 Methodology; Abstract ; 2.1 Study Sites; 2.2 Sampling Strategy and Analytical Protocol; 2.2.1 Collection and Preservation of Tintinnid; 2.2.2 Collection and Analysis of Water Samples; 2.2.3 Statistical Analyses; 2.3 General Morphology of a Tintinnid ciliate; 2.4 Salient Features of Tintinnids Encountered in Sundarbans Coastal Regions; 2.4.1 Tintinnopsis beroidea (Stein, 1867); 2.4.2 Tintinnopsis minuta (Wailes, 1925) 2.4.3 Tintinnopsis lohmani (Laackmann, 1906)2.4.4 Tintinnopsis cylindrica (Daday, 1887); 2.4.5 Tintinnopsis lobiancoi (Daday, 1887); 2.4.6 Tintinnopsis tocantinensis (Kofoid and Campbell, 1929); 2.4.7 Tintinnopsis uruguyansis (Nie and Cheng, 1947); 2.4.8 Tintinnopsis tubulosa (Levander, 1900); 2.4.9 Tintinnopsis nucula (Fol, 1884); 2.4.10 Tintinnopsis parva (Merkle, 1909); 2.4.11 Tintinnopsis butschlii (Daday, 1887); 2.4.12 Tintinnopsis mortensenii (Schmidt, 1901); 2.4.13 Tintinnopsis kofoidi (Hada, 1932); 2.4.14 Tintinnopsis directa (Hada, 1932) 2.4.15 Tintinnopsis brasiliensis (Kofoid and Campbell, 1929)2.4.16 Tintinnopsis amoyensis (Nie, 1934); 2.4.17 Tintinnopsis radix (Imhof, 1886); 2.4.18 Tintinnopsis orientalis (Kofoid and Campbell, 1929); 2.4.19 Tintinnopsis karajacensis (Brandt, 1896); 2.4.20 Tintinnopsis gracilis (Kofoid and Campbell, 1929); 2.4.21 Tintinnopsis parvula (Jörgensen, 1912); 2.4.22 Tintinnopsis urnula (Meunier, 1910); 2.4.23 Tintinnopsis rotundata (Kofoid and Campbell, 1929); 2.4.24 Tintinnopsis acuminata (Daday, 1887); 2.4.25 Leprotintinnus simplex (Schmidt, 1901) Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-6 Methodology....Pages 7-61 Results and Discussion....Pages 63-88 Impact of Stress on Tintinnid Community....Pages 89-102 Back Matter....Pages 103-106