Recruitment Pattern of Tropical Limpet Cellana testudinaria (Class: Gastropoda, Family: Patellidae) Living on the Rocky Shore of Ohoiwait, Southeast Moluccas, Indonesia

Abstract: The recruitment pattern of the tropical limpet C. testudinaria are estimated and described spatially for the three shore levels of the intertidal, using two different methods: direct counting of juveniles of the size less than 4 mm in length and the settlement of the first < 8.5 mm mid-class juveniles. A total of 2402 limpets were obtained in 12 monthly collections (from October 2001 to September 2002). Both methods yielded similar results, which indicated that recruitment was highest during the transition season (March and April).
Key words: Tropical limpet, Cellana testudinaria, recruitment, shore levels, juvenile
Author: Abraham Seumel Khouw
Journal Code: jpperikanangg050004

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