A Mesocosm Assessment of the Effect of Bioturbation by the Ghost Shrimp ( Lepidophthalmus louisianensis ) on the Fate of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Intertidal Zone

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 637-647
Author(s):  
Paul L. Klerks ◽  
Alex Kascak ◽  
Alfy M. Cazan ◽  
Marco E. Franco ◽  
Febee R. Louka
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
Ghost Shrimp ◽  
Lepidophthalmus Louisianensis

Weathering Characteristics of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Deposited in Fine Clay Marine Sediments, Searsport, Maine

1978 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 552-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Mayo ◽  
D. S. Page ◽  
J. Cooley ◽  
E. Sorenson ◽  
F. Bradley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
The West ◽  
Petroleum Residues ◽  
Pollution Problem ◽  
Compound Distribution ◽  
Fine Clay ◽  
Principal Factors ◽  
Spill Site ◽  
Trace Concentrations

Further examination of the 1971 spill site in Long Cove, Searsport, Maine, has been carried out during 1976, and has led to the following observations: 1. Petroleum residues isolated from this spill give the appearance of weathering particularly slowly in the cold anoxic sediments of Long Cove. 2. Leaching from contaminated terrestial sediments onto portions of the intertidal zone on the west shore of the Cove while continuing in trace concentrations does not appear to be making a major contribution to the maintenance of a nearly steady state pollution problem found in several areas of the Cove. 3. On the average, the spill area currently appears to contain roughly 20% less material than in 1971. At a number of sites, however, there appears to have been either little or no decline in gross hydrocarbon concentrations, and essentially no weathering of the aliphatic portions of the petroleum residues. 4. One of the principal factors to influence the character of petroleum residues isolated 5 yr postspill appears to have been the weathering of the hydrocarbons during transport to the site of sediment penetration from upland locations. Thus, the current compound distribution was determined early in the spill period. 5. Repopulation of the Cove by M. arenaria, which is proceeding very slowly, correlates directly with the gross concentration variations of petroleum hydrocarbons. Key words: petroleum, gas chromatography, weathering, clay sediments, Maine

Spatial distribution and concentration assessment of total petroleum hydrocarbons in the intertidal zone surface sediment of Todos os Santos Bay, Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 186 (2) ◽  
pp. 1271-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carine S. Silva ◽  
Icaro T. A. Moreira ◽  
Olivia M. C. de Oliveira ◽  
Antonio F. S. Queiroz ◽  
Karina S. Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Surface Sediment ◽  
Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons ◽  
Concentration Assessment

A new species of the ghost shrimp genus Lepidophthalmus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea) from the southwestern Gulf of Mexico

Zootaxa ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3985 (3) ◽  
pp. 409-420
Author(s):  
DARRYL L. FELDER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Gulf Of Mexico ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Abdominal Somite ◽  
Tropical Waters ◽  
Ghost Shrimp ◽  
Shallow Subtidal ◽  
A New Species ◽  
Lepidophthalmus Louisianensis

A new species of Lepidophthalmus lacking a ventral median sclerite on the second abdominal somite is described from coastal waters of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Lepidophthalmus statoni sp. nov., originally recognized only as a unique population in allozyme studies, is sympatric with the ventrally plated species Lepidophthalmus manningi Felder & Staton, 2000, but more closely resembles Lepidophthalmus louisianensis (Schmitt, 1935) from the northern and northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Apparently restricted to intertidal and shallow subtidal tropical waters, the new species is known to range from western Campeche to middle-upper reaches of Veracruz, Mexico. As many members of the genus, it commonly inhabits euryhaline inlets, estuaries, and protected shorelines, including richly organic muddy to clayey sands and sandy muds adjacent to shoreline vegetation. Coloration is documented and discussed as a tool to facilitate field identifications, as are morphological characters. 

First known occurrence of the alpheid shrimps Leptalpheus forceps Williams, 1965 and L. marginalis Anker, 2011 (Decapoda: Caridea) in the state of Pará, Amazon region, Brazil

Zootaxa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4766 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-85
Author(s):  
TAYSE N. ROSÁRIO ◽  
MARCUS A.B. PIRES ◽  
ADELSON S. SOUZA ◽  
MARCUS E.B. FERNANDES ◽  
FERNANDO A. ABRUNHOSA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
The State ◽  
Caribbean Coast ◽  
Ghost Shrimp ◽  
Northern Brazil ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
First Time

In the present study, we report for the first time the occurrence of the alpheid shrimps Leptalpheus forceps Williams, 1965 and Leptalpheus marginalis Anker, 2011 in the state of Pará, in northern Brazil. Both Leptalpheus species (males, non-ovigerous females, and females carrying eggs) were collected from the burrows of the callichirid  “ghost” shrimp, Lepidophthalmus siriboia Felder & Rodrigues, 1993, in a muddy-sandy intertidal zone of the Ajuruteua Peninsula, in the Bragança region. These records update the known geographical distribution of the two species, with L. forceps extending its Brazilian occurrence from the state of Bahia to state of Pará, and L. marginalis which was exclusively found on the Caribbean coast of Colombia is now recorded in Brazil. 

scholarly journals First record of the callianassid ghost shrimp Neocallichirus jousseaumei (Nobili, 1904) (Decapoda: Axiidea) from India

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 13402-13405
Author(s):  
Imtiyaz Beleem ◽  
Paresh Poriya ◽  
Bharatsinh Gohil
Keyword(s):  
Intertidal Zone ◽  
First Record ◽  
Single Specimen ◽  
Ghost Shrimp

From India, two species of the callianassid ghost shrimp genus Neocallichirus Sakai, 1988 are known. In this study, Neocallichirus jousseaumei (Nobili, 1904) is first recorded from India based on a single specimen collected from intertidal zone of Diu coast.  A brief description for giving evidence of the identification and notes on habitat is presented. 

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