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Distribution of Lucinoma heroica (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Lucinidae) in the minimum oxygen zone in the Gulf of California, Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 August 2012

Pablo Zamorano  and
Michel E. Hendrickx
Pablo Zamorano*
Affiliation:
Instituto Nacional de Ecología, Periférico Sur 5000, Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegación Coyoacán, D.F., 04530, Mexico
Michel E. Hendrickx
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mazatlán, Sinaloa, 82000, Mexico
*
Correspondence should be adressed to: P. Zamorano, Departamento de Ecología de Comunidades, Instituto Nacional de Ecología, Periférico Sur 5000, Colonia Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Delegación Coyoacán, Mexico, D.F. 04530 email: pzamora@ine.gob.mx
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Abstract

From samples taken during the oceanographic cruises TALUD IV–X in the southern and central Gulf of California, Mexico, 291 specimens of Lucinoma heroica were obtained in a depth interval of 731 to 991 m. The species occurred under conditions of severe (<0.1 ml l−1O2) and moderate hypoxia (0.1–0.5 ml l−1O2). The correlation between height and length of the shell showed isometric growth with a trimodal size distribution, showing an average interval of 3.75 mm to 47.40 mm in height and 4.96 mm to 54.00 mm in length. Small individuals (≤20 mm) were distributed in a moderate hypoxic environment, while the larger (>35 mm) tolerated an almost anoxic habitat. Medium-sized specimens (21–35 mm) were found in concentration close to 0.2 ml l−1O2. Average density was 1.532 ind l−1 in infauna samples (dredge and core) and 0.002 ind m−2 in epifauna samples (benthic sledge).

Keywords

deep-sea faunaminimum oxygen zonecontinental slopesize distributionGulf of CaliforniaBivalviaLucinoma
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 5 , August 2012 , e80
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2012

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