Identification and distribution of South Africa's non-native beachfleas (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae)

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dc.contributor.advisorGriffiths, Charles Len_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDiemer, Natalieen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-09T11:10:29Z
dc.date.available2016-06-09T11:10:29Z
dc.date.issued2015en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe two introduced beachfleas Orchestia gammarellus and Platorchestia platensis reported from South Africa have complicated histories, filled with misidentification and inaccurate documentation of distribution records. At the outset of this study, records of Orchestia gammarellus were restricted to - Langebaan Lagoon, Knysna and Milnerton Lagoon; while Platorchestia platensis had been recorded from Knysna and '34°S/19°E' (Gansbaai area). To verify this information, historical records were re-examined and 16 estuaries and lagoons in the Western Cape and two in the Eastern Cape Province were searched in order to determine the correct historical and current distributions of both species. It was found that historically and still today O. gammarellus occurs in Langebaan Lagoon. Its other current known distribution is the Berg River Estuary, Milnerton Lagoon and the Bushman's River; it never occurred in Knysna and records from that site were misidentifications of P. platensis. Historic records could only confirm P. platensis in Knysna and one other unknown location (specimen apparently mislabelled). Current searches conversely found P. platensis to be wide-spread, its range extending from Langebaan Lagoon to Algoa Bay (regions east of Bushman's River were not searched). Both species were described morphologically in detail taking their growth patterns into account and highlighting their differences, allowing for easier identification.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDiemer, N. (2015). <i>Identification and distribution of South Africa's non-native beachfleas (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae)</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Marine Research (MA-RE) Institute. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19955en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDiemer, Natalie. <i>"Identification and distribution of South Africa's non-native beachfleas (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae)."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Marine Research (MA-RE) Institute, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19955en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDiemer, N. 2015. Identification and distribution of South Africa's non-native beachfleas (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae). University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Diemer, Natalie AB - The two introduced beachfleas Orchestia gammarellus and Platorchestia platensis reported from South Africa have complicated histories, filled with misidentification and inaccurate documentation of distribution records. At the outset of this study, records of Orchestia gammarellus were restricted to - Langebaan Lagoon, Knysna and Milnerton Lagoon; while Platorchestia platensis had been recorded from Knysna and '34°S/19°E' (Gansbaai area). To verify this information, historical records were re-examined and 16 estuaries and lagoons in the Western Cape and two in the Eastern Cape Province were searched in order to determine the correct historical and current distributions of both species. It was found that historically and still today O. gammarellus occurs in Langebaan Lagoon. Its other current known distribution is the Berg River Estuary, Milnerton Lagoon and the Bushman's River; it never occurred in Knysna and records from that site were misidentifications of P. platensis. Historic records could only confirm P. platensis in Knysna and one other unknown location (specimen apparently mislabelled). Current searches conversely found P. platensis to be wide-spread, its range extending from Langebaan Lagoon to Algoa Bay (regions east of Bushman's River were not searched). Both species were described morphologically in detail taking their growth patterns into account and highlighting their differences, allowing for easier identification. DA - 2015 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Identification and distribution of South Africa's non-native beachfleas (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) TI - Identification and distribution of South Africa's non-native beachfleas (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19955 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDiemer N. Identification and distribution of South Africa's non-native beachfleas (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae). [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Marine Research (MA-RE) Institute, 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19955en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentMarine Research (MA-RE) Instituteen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherApplied Marine Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleIdentification and distribution of South Africa's non-native beachfleas (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae)en_ZA
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