Fauna of sandy beaches in Bachok, Kelantan
The fauna of two sandy beaches on the Bachok coast of Kelantan were studied during June 2008. Sand was dug up to a depth of 30 cm with a spade, and washed in a sieve of 2 mm-mesh size at the water's edge to collect the fauna. Fifteen species of invertebrates consisting of gastropods, bivalves,...
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| description | The fauna of two sandy beaches on the Bachok coast of Kelantan were studied during June 2008. Sand was dug up to a depth of 30 cm with a spade, and washed in a sieve of 2 mm-mesh size at the water's edge to collect the fauna. Fifteen species of invertebrates consisting of gastropods, bivalves, crustaceans and an echinoderm were recorded. The most common were ghost crab Ocypode ceratophthalma, sand bubble crab Scopimera proxima, hermit crab Diogenes avarus, bivalve Meretrix sp. and sand dollar Arachnoides placenta. The moist sand in the lower part of the shore supported a higher diversity of fauna than the dry sand of the upper shore. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-117252021-04-27T08:02:24Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/11725/ Fauna of sandy beaches in Bachok, Kelantan Sasekumar, A. Moh, H.H. Muhammad Ali, S.H. Q Science (General) The fauna of two sandy beaches on the Bachok coast of Kelantan were studied during June 2008. Sand was dug up to a depth of 30 cm with a spade, and washed in a sieve of 2 mm-mesh size at the water's edge to collect the fauna. Fifteen species of invertebrates consisting of gastropods, bivalves, crustaceans and an echinoderm were recorded. The most common were ghost crab Ocypode ceratophthalma, sand bubble crab Scopimera proxima, hermit crab Diogenes avarus, bivalve Meretrix sp. and sand dollar Arachnoides placenta. The moist sand in the lower part of the shore supported a higher diversity of fauna than the dry sand of the upper shore. Faculty of Science, University of Malaya 2010 Article PeerReviewed Sasekumar, A. and Moh, H.H. and Muhammad Ali, S.H. (2010) Fauna of sandy beaches in Bachok, Kelantan. Malaysian Journal of Science, 29. pp. 91-94. ISSN 1394-3065, http://www.myjurnal.my/filebank/published_article/12053/art_23.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) Sasekumar, A. Moh, H.H. Muhammad Ali, S.H. Fauna of sandy beaches in Bachok, Kelantan |
| title | Fauna of sandy beaches in Bachok, Kelantan |
| title_full | Fauna of sandy beaches in Bachok, Kelantan |
| title_fullStr | Fauna of sandy beaches in Bachok, Kelantan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fauna of sandy beaches in Bachok, Kelantan |
| title_short | Fauna of sandy beaches in Bachok, Kelantan |
| title_sort | fauna of sandy beaches in bachok kelantan |
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