Dataset

Harpacticoid copepods in tropical seagrass beds of Gazi Bay (Kenya) and Mbweni (Zanzibar) sampled in July and August 1996

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This dataset contains a list of harpacticoid copepods present in samples taken in Gazi Bay (Kenya) and Zanzibar (Tanzania) during July-August 1996. Samples were taken by snorkeling and a PVC meiofauna core. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Geerinckx, T. (2002). The role of isolation and dispersal in explaining regional diversity patterns: a case-study with harpacticoid copepods in tropical seagrass beds. MSc Thesis. MareLac: Ghent. 35 pp.

Citation
Geerinckx T.; Vincx M.; Marine Biology Section, Zoology Institute. Ugent: Belgium; (2016): Harpacticoid copepods in tropical seagrass beds of Gazi Bay (Kenya) and Mbweni (Zanzibar) sampled in July and August 1996. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=4512) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/108
Published
September 17, 2025 at 08:37
First registration
September 29, 2017 at 00:00
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164
total submitted occurrences
162
accepted occurrences
984
measurements and facts
68
taxa
15
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 164
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 164
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 164
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 164
100.0%
ON_LAND 75
45.7%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 7
4.3%
NOT_MARINE 2
1.2%

Measurement types

DNA derived data