Polychaete Worms in Intertidal Zone of an Open Sandy Shore at Fukiagehama, Kagoshima Prefecture, Southern Japan

鹿児島県吹上浜の砂浜海岸の潮間帯に出現した多毛類

Polychaete Worms in Intertidal Zone of an Open Sandy Shore at Fukiagehama, Kagoshima Prefecture, Southern Japan

Creators Tomioka Shinri

Creators Suda Yusuke

Creators Kamo Takashi

Creators Ohtom Jun

Creators Nishi Ryuichiro

Creators Tanaka Ryoji

Creators Hayakawa Yasuhiro

Occurrence of polychaete worms at Fukiagehama Beach, an open sandy shore on the Kyushu Island, Japan was investigated at three sites representing reflective, intermediate and dissipative morphodynamic conditions on May and October 2011. Overall, five orders, eight families, twelve species were collected. Five, three, and all of the twelve species were recorded from reflective, intermediate, and dissipative sites, respectively. Occurrence of the species with robust parapodium Sigalion sp., Glycera brevicirris, Nephtys californiensis and Onuphis amakusaensis at all sites suggested their adaptation to the habitat under high wave exposure. Accordingly, tentative keys for the species found at Fukiagehama Beach was proposed.

[ISSN]0370-9361