Epibiotic community on the acorn barnacle (Balanus amphitrite) from a monsoon-influenced tropical estuary

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 618-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gobardhan Sahoo ◽  
Lidita Khandeparker
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Estuary ◽  
Balanus Amphitrite ◽  
Acorn Barnacle

Recruitment of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite in a tropical estuary: implications of environmental perturbation, reproduction and larval ecology

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 909-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dattesh V. Desai ◽  
A.C. Anil
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variations ◽  
Larval Abundance ◽  
Balanus Amphitrite ◽  
Larval Ecology ◽  
The West ◽  
Environmental Perturbation ◽  
Recruitment Failure ◽  
Acorn Barnacle ◽  
New Recruits ◽  
Impulsive Release

Phytoplankton blooms are known to influence barnacle recruitment and in boreal regions spring blooms work as an important trigger. Close to the west coast of the sub-continent of India, blooms tend to be triggered by breaks in the monsoon and the recurrence of the monsoon after a short break can stress the new recruits. The recruitment of Balanus amphitrite, an acorn barnacle, at Dona Paula Bay at the mouth of Zuari estuary, Goa, India was studied. Observations included variations in recruitment, larval abundance, development and reproduction. Adult conditioning and inter-brood variations were important factors in the larval ecology of this organism. The results indicate that the impulsive release of larvae during breaks between monsoons could be a short-sighted luxury for Balanus amphitrite in these waters. Temporal variations or recruitment failure in such environments can be attributed to inappropriate cue synchronization.

Distribution, abundance and reproduction of the Indo-Pacific acorn barnacle Balanus amphitrite (Crustacea: Cirripedia)

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Litulo
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Design ◽  
Reproductive Activity ◽  
Seasonal Abundance ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Female Size ◽  
Balanus Amphitrite ◽  
Quadratic Effect ◽  
Lower Stratum ◽  
Acorn Barnacle ◽  
Very High

The patterns of distribution, abundance and reproduction of the Indo-Pacific barnacle Balanus amphitrite were surveyed at Costa do Sol mangrove, Maputo Bay, southern Mozambique using stratified sampling design. Balanus amphitrite exhibited a spatial variation in which high numbers of individuals colonized the upper stratum in comparison to the lower stratum. Seasonal abundance of B. amphitrite was greater in the upper stratum and declined in June and September. In contrast, very high densities of individuals were recorded in winter in the lower stratum. Gonad cycle showed continuous trend and release of embryos mainly took place in winter (May–July). There was a strong quadratic effect of temperature on breeding activity of B. amphitrite, with females continuing to brood at lower temperatures. Egg numbers increased linearly with female size. The success of the reproductive activity may be synchronized within the species, enhancing the establishment and colonization of B. amphitrite in the study area.

Ultrastructural morphology of neurosecretory neurons in the barnacle Balanus amphitrite

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 434-435
Author(s):  
Grazia Tagliafierro ◽  
Cristiana Crosa ◽  
Marco Canepa ◽  
Tiziano Zanin
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Ultrastructural Level ◽  
Uranyl Acetate ◽  
Balanus Amphitrite ◽  
Neurosecretory Neurons ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Ultrathin Sections ◽  
Dense Core Granules ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Ocellar Nerve

Barnacles are very specialized Crustacea, with strongly reduced head and abdomen. Their nervous system is rather simple: the brain or supra-oesophageal ganglion (SG) is a small bilobed structure and the toracic ganglia are fused into a single ventral mass, the suboesophageal ganglion (VG). Neurosecretion was shown in barnacle nervous system by histochemical methods and numerous putative hormonal substances were extracted and tested. Recently six different types of dense-core granules were visualized in the median ocellar nerve of Balanus hameri and serotonin and FMRF-amide like substances were immunocytochemically detected in the nervous system of Balanus amphitrite. The aim of the present work is to localize and characterize at ultrastructural level, neurosecretory neuron cell bodies in the VG of Balanus amphitrite.Specimens of Balanus amphitrite were collected in the port of Genova. The central nervous system were Karnovsky fixed, osmium postfixed, ethanol dehydrated and Durcupan ACM embedded. Ultrathin sections were stained with uranyl acetate and lead citrate. Ultrastructural observations were made on a Philips M 202 and Zeiss 109 T electron microscopy.

Sources and distributions of terrigenous organic matter in a mangrove fringed small tropical estuary in South China

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyan Bao ◽  
Ying Wu ◽  
Lixin Tian ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Guiling Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
South China ◽  
Tropical Estuary ◽  
Terrigenous Organic Matter
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