MACROBENTHIC NEMATODES INHABITING MUSSEL BEDS: SEASONAL VARIABILITY IN THE POPULATION STRUCTURE OF ENOPLUS QUADRIDENTATUS BERLIN, 1853 AROUND SINOP PENINSULA (SOUTHERN BLACK SEA)
Journal: Journal of Aquaculture Engineering and Fisheries Research
Year: 2017

Spatio-temporal distribution and population structure of Enoplus quadridentatus Berlin, 1853 associated with mussel beds were investigated seasonally (October 2013, January 2014, May 2014 and July 2014) along the coasts of Sinop Peninsula, the northernmost point of Turkey located at the Black Sea. A 20x20 cm quadrat was used by scuba divers to collect samples at five stations, of which four of them were located on rocky substrata and one on a concrete pier pile. Nematode densities ranged between