Tintinnids (Ciliophora, Oligotrichea) within power plant discharge and marine protected areas in Masinloc-Oyon Bay

By

Santiago, Jane Abigail
Ablan-Lagman, Ma Carmen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-11-12

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

17

Series / Issue

Issue: 6

Pages

1533--1539

Subjects

bioindicator , lorica , marine ciliates

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/17.6.1533

 

Abstract

There are only five studies on tintinnids of the Philippines. We present a checklist of tintinnids (Ciliophora, Oligotrichea) from Masinloc-Oyon Bay, Province of Zambales, West Philippine Sea. Masinloc-Oyon Bay is a unique in having both marine protected areas and a coal-fired thermal power plant within the same bay. Field sampling was performed in July 2017, which recorded 10 species belonging to one order, six families, and seven genera. Station 1 inside the power plant’s outfall had the lowest diversity, whereas the stations within marine protected areas had a relatively higher species diversity index. Our new data are the first records of tintinnid species in Masinloc-Oyon Bay. These records add to the regional checklist of the Philippine Sea.