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Siti Nursiyamah

  • Biodiversity Journal, 14 (4): 0623-0631

    Ananingtyas S. Darmarini, Yusli Wardiatno & Siti Nursiyamah
    New Distribution Record of Mud Owls (Polychaeta Sternaspidae) in Mangrove Ecosystem at Lubuk Damar, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Province, Indonesia
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2023.14.4.623.631

    ABSTRACT
    The uniqueness of the Sternaspidae family was discovered in the intertidal area of the mangrove ecosystem, Lubuk Damar, Aceh Tamiang, Aceh Province. This study reports the occurrence of the mud owl Polychaete in the mangrove ecosystem as a new record in Indonesia. Samples were obtained at low tide (0–500 m) using cores with a diameter of 12.7 cm and a depth of 0–20 cm. The Sternaspidae family had morphological character differences from other Polychaeta in the form of a short and puffy body. The genus Sternaspis Otto, 1821 Lubuk Damar has two types of caudal shields, outward and deep grooves. The specimen was collected from a substrate with a percentage range of 26.67%–43.33% (sand), 46.67–56.00% (silt), and 8.00–15.33% (clay). The total 54 individual samples showed an average body length, width, and weight of 1.8–18 mm, 1–1.4 mm, 0.0009-0.1462 g, correspondingly. This research confirms that the genus Sternaspis is a cosmopolitan macrozoobenthos across the broad.