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Meiofauna Assemblages Structure Associated With Avicennia Sp. And
Sonneratia sp. Mangrove in Pantai Kelanang, Morib
Nur Hidayah Binti Ahmad Pauzi
Supervisor: Dr. Razifah Binti Mohd Razali
Bachelor in Science (Biological Sciences)
School of Fundamental Science
Meiofauna or meiobenthos are marine animals that is known to retain at 40–64 µm
but can pass through the 500 µm sieve. Due to the fact that the mangrove covered
much of the coastlines and worldwide, the ecology of meiofauna associated with the
mangroves have received almost low attentions for further research and studies. This
research were designed to determine the composition of meiofauna species in the mid
intertidal zone that dominated by Avicennia sp. and Sonneratia sp.. Decantation
method and Ludox solution were used for the extraction of the meiofauna. In the mid
intertidal zone, several groups of meiofauna such as Nematoda, Harpacticoida,
Copepoda, Oligochaetea and Polychaetea were discovered. Nematoda (665.87 ind/10
cm²) has the highest composition compared to the other meiofauna taxa. The
important role of nematoda as bio indicator and breakdown of are the reason why
nematoda are widely found in the mid intertidal zone of the mangrove area.
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