Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya between April and December 1986

List of macrofauna species present in 4 zones at the sandy beaches of Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay. Study was carried out from April-December 1986. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Ruwa, R.K. (1987). Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya, in: Martens, E.E. (1987). Kenyan-Belgian Project in Marine Sciences: Second Quarterly Report. Pp. 81-93

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Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya between April and December 1986

Abstract

List of macrofauna species present in 4 zones at the sandy beaches of Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay. Study was carried out from April-December 1986. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Ruwa, R.K. (1987). Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya, in: Martens, E.E. (1987). Kenyan-Belgian Project in Marine Sciences: Second Quarterly Report. Pp. 81-93

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  Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee

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Keywords (ASFA)

  • ISW, Kenya, coast, Kanamai

  • ISW, kenya, coast, kwale, gazi bay

  • ISW, Kenya, coast, Malindi Bay

  • Macrofauna

  • Tide levels

  • Zonation

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ISW, Kenya > station Gazi Beach

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ISW, Kenya > station Malindi Bay

Geographic Coverage

Geographic Description

ISW, Kenya > station Kanamai Beach

Temporal Coverage

Range of Dates

Begin Date

1986-04-01

End Date

1986-12-01

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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:207599

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species

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Dotilla fenestrata

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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212460

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species

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Echinodiscus bisperforatus

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106969

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genus

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Macrophthalmus

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General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138235

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genus

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Nassarius

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General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138240

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genus

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Natica Scopoli, 1777

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138254

Taxonomic Classification

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genus

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Nerita

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General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208814

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species

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Scylla serrata

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General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138526

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genus

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Strombus

Taxonomic Coverage

General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208848

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species

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Thalamita crenata

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General Taxonomic Coverage

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106971

Taxonomic Classification

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genus

Taxonomic Rank Value

Uca

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Ruwa R.K.; Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI): Kenya; (2016): Macrofaunal composition and zonation on sandy beaches at Gazi, Kanamai and Malindi Bay Kenya between April and December 1986. ( http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=datasetdasid=4495) http://dx.doi.org/10.14284/103

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