Life history and population dynamics of the enigmatic tanaid Chondrochelia dubia (Tanaidacea: Leptocheliidae) in a tropical seaweed bed

Rodrigo V. A.  Alves; Flávia  Lucena Frédou; Nykon  Craveiro; Leandro  Nolé Eduardo; José S.  Rosa Filho

doi:10.3989/scimar.05322.059

Authors

Rodrigo V. A. Alves Laboratório de Bentos, Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3288-5582
Flávia Lucena Frédou Laboratório de Estudos de Impactos Antrópicos na Biodiversidade marinha e Estuarina, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5492-7205
Nykon Craveiro Laboratório de Bentos, Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-5217
Leandro Nolé Eduardo Research Unit of Marine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation (MARBEC), Univ. Montpellier https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-4175
José S. Rosa Filho Laboratório de Bentos, Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco - The Marine Biological Association of the UK, The Citadel Hill Laboratory https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-7706

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.05322.059

Keywords:

epifauna, Peracarida, Brazilian oil spill, reef, macroalgae, leptocheliids

Abstract

The present study describes the population dynamics and life history parameters of the enigmatic tanaid Chondrochelia dubia collected in Paiva Beach, tropical coast of Brazil. The region was impacted by a large, unexpected oil spill from August to October 2019. Samples were taken monthly between July 2019 and July 2020 in beds of the red seaweed Jania capillacea. The abundance of individuals was negatively correlated with monthly rainfall, with higher abundances in drier months. There was an unexpected significant drop in abundance in September, possibly caused by contact with the crude oil, but the population recovered fully within two months. The parameters of the von Bertallanfy growth equation, calculated for the first time for the species, were L_inf=5.26 mm; k=3.36 year^–1; t₀=0.0. Compared with other studies, the specimens are very small (2.04 ± 0.95 mm in length), females reach sexual maturity very early (L₅₀=2.3 mm), and natural mortality is high (Z=M=5.77 year^–1), indicating an opportunistic life strategy. This study reinforces the bioindication potential of C. dubia and the use of bootstrapped length-based methods to estimate key population parameters in small marine invertebrates.

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