Seagrass Gammarid Amphipods of Libong Island, Trang Province, Thailand

Authors

  • KORAON WONGKAMHAENG Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
  • NITTHARATANA PAPHAVASIT Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330 Thailand
  • SOMCHAI BUSSARAWIT Reference Collection, Phuket Marine Biological Center, PO. 60 Muang, Phuket 83000, Thailand
  • JARUWAT NABHITABHATA Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkla, 90112, Thailand

Keywords:

Taxonomy, Gammarid amphipods, Seagrass beds, Andaman Sea

Abstract

Gammarid amphipods were collected from along the east coast of Libong Island, Trang Province, Thailand, where large patches of seagrass beds can be found, during October 2003 to August 2005. Seven species from six families were recorded, namely: Ampelisca cyclops, A. miharaensis, Eriopisella sechellensis, Kamaka sp. A, Perioculodes longimanus, Syncheldium sp. A and Urothoe spinidigitus. Their characters are described and illustrated. All specimens are deposited at the Reference Collection, Phuket Marine Biological Center, Thailand.

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Published

2009-04-01

How to Cite

[1]
WONGKAMHAENG, K., PAPHAVASIT, N., BUSSARAWIT, S. and NABHITABHATA, J. 2009. Seagrass Gammarid Amphipods of Libong Island, Trang Province, Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 9, 1 (Apr. 2009), 69–83.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2009): The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University

Section

Original Articles

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