The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China II : proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological Workshop : The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 2-24 April 1986 . Volume 1 : Introduction and taxon

477 Pages·1990·54.67 MB·English

by  Brian Morton

THE
MARINE FLOR A
AND FAUN A
OF HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN CHINA II
Edited by Brian Morton
Volume 1
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THE MARINE FLORA AND FAUNA
OF HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN CHINA II
Volume 1

THE
MARINE FLOR A
AND FAUN A
OF HONG KONG AND SOUTHERN CHIN A II
Volume 1
Introduction and Taxonomy
Edited by Brian Morton
Department of Zoology, University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
Proceedings of the Second International Marine Biological
Workshop: The Marine Flora and Fauna of Hong Kong
and Southern China, Hong Kong,
2-24 April 1986
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY PRES S
© Hong Kong University Press, 1990
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 1
Introduction XI
Acknowledgements XV
List of Participants XVII
Postscript XXV111
I. INTRODUCTIO N
Pollution and the sub-tropical inshore hydrographic
environment of Hong Kong Brian Morton
II. TAXONOM Y
The macrobenthic nemertean fauna of Hong Kong Ray Gibson 33
Philophthalmid larval trematodes from Hong Kong
and the coast of South China Tang Chongti 213
Further studies on some cercariae of molluscs
collected from the shores of Hong Kong Tang Chongti 233
Marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong Christer Erseus 259
The Poecilochaetidae and Trochochaetidae
(Annelida: Polychaeta) of Hong Kong Andrew S. Y. Mackie 33 7
Prionospio saccifera sp. no v. (Polychaeta:
Spionidae) from Hong Kong and the Red Sea with Andrew S. Y. Mackie &
a redescription of Prionospio ehlersi Fauvel, 1928 John P. Hartley 36 3
Terebellidae (Polychaeta) from the Hong Kong
region P. A. Hutchings 311
A new species of Noetiella (Bivalvia: Arcacea)
from Hong Kong P. Graham Oliver 41 3
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Three new species of Ascoglossa (Mollusca,
Opisthobranchia) from Hong Kong, and a
description of the internal anatomy of Costasiella
pallida Jensen, 198 5 Kathe R. Jensen 41 9
Two new species of Opisthobranchia fro m
Hong Kong Lin Guangyu 43 3
The microgastropods of Hong Kong mangroves Lily K.Y. Tong 43 7
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II. TAXONOM Y (cont.)
Marine gammaridean Amphipoda (Crustacea) from
Hong Kong I. The family Corophiidae, genus
Corophium Akira Hirayama 449
Marine gammaridean Amphipoda (Crustacea) from
Hong Kong II. The family Dexaminidae Akira Hirayama 487
Preliminary notes on a collection of Amphipoda
from Hong Kong P.G. Moore 503
A new species of Misophria (Copepoda:
Misophrioida) from Hong Kong Geoffrey A. Boxshall 51 5
Siphonostome copepods associated with sponges
from Hong Kong Geoffrey A. Boxshall 52 3
New records of isopod crustaceans (Flabellifera )
from Hong Kong Niel L. Bruce 549
Further notes on the Isopoda Bopyridae of
Hong Kong John C. Markham 555
A new barnacle record from Hong Kong P.S. Rainbow 567
Redescriptions of five Hong Kong carideans first
described by William Stimpson, 186 0 A.J. Bruce 569
Additions to the marine shrimp fauna of Hong Kong A.J. Bruce 611
Hong Kong Pinnotheridae: Pinnotherinae (Crustacea: C. Pregenzer &
Decapoda) Brian Morton 649
Halacaridae (Acari) of Hong Kong Use Bartsch 661
Mites (Arachnida: Acari) from the coast of
Hong Kong Malcolm Luxton 667
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Intertidal gobies (Pisces: Gobiidae) from Hong Kong C. Lam 673
Hong Kong mudskippers (Pisces: Periophthalmidae) C . Lam 691
III. ECOLOG Y
Preliminary observations of lignicolous marine fungi
from mangroves in Hong Kong L.L.P. Vrijmoed 701
A survey of marine algae from the eastern and
southern coastal waters of Hong Kong, with A. Skene &
particular reference to coral-associated taxa K.Y. Lee 707
The intensity and consequences of herbivory on
Kandelia candel (L.) Druce leaves at the Mai Po
Marshes, Hong Kong S.Y. Lee 717
The food of Chiromanthes bidens (De Haan, 1835)
and C. maipoensis (Soh, 1978) (Decapoda:
Sesarminae) in Hong Kong mangroves Sombat Poovachiranon 72 7
The bryozoan foulers of Hong Kong and Huang Zongguo,
neighbouring waters Li Chuanyan &
Liu Xixing 73 7
The distribution and population structure of cirripede Liu Jianhua,
foulers in Hong Kong Huang Zongguo &
Lin Sheng 76 7
Distribution of marine invertebrates in a Hong
Kong mangrove, with emphasis on molluscs Fred E. Wells 78 3
Does competition determine the vertical zonation
of high-intertidal Littorinidae (Gastropoda) in David Dudgeon &
Hong Kong? May W. Xipp 79 5
The intertidal crevice fauna of Tolo Channel and
Harbour, New Territories, Hong Kong Joseph C. Britton 80 3
Field observations of prey selection by the muricid
gastropods Thais clavigera and Morula musiva
feeding upon the intertidal oyster Saccostrea
cucullata John D. Taylor 83 7
Trawl surveys of sublittoral gastropods in Tolo
Channel and Mirs Bay; a record of change from John D. Taylor &
1976-1986. PaulK.S. Shin 85 7
Benthic invertebrate communities in Tolo Harbour
and Mirs Bay: a review PaulK.S. Shin 883
Vlll CONTENTS
Benthic ichthyofauna of Tolo Harbour and the
entrance to Tolo Channel, Mirs Bay C. Lam 899
Further observations on the feeding biology of S.T. Chiu, V.W.W. Lam
Luidia spp. in Hong Kong & Paul K.S. Shin 90 7
The distribution and population structure of
Portunidae (Crustacea: Decapoda) in Tolo Harbour,
Tolo Channel and Mirs Bay, Hong Kong S.G. Cheung 935
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IV. BEHAVIOU R
Reproductive characteristics of some Cirripedia in Cai Ruxing &
Hong Kong waters Huang Zongguo 945
Feeding behaviour of some Hong Kong Ascoglossa
(Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) Kathe R. Jensen 961
The feeding and prey capture mechanism of
Turricula nelliae spurius (Hedley) (Gastropoda:
Turridae) John A. Miller 979
Predator-prey relationships between the swimming
crab Thalamita danae Stimpson (Decapoda:
Portunidae) and the mussels Perna viridis (L.) and
Brachidontes variabilis (Krauss) Raymond Seed 993
Observations on the life habits of Estellacar
galactodes Benson (Bivalvia: Arcacea) in
Hong Kong P. Graham Oliver 101 5
Hong Kong intertidal isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea),
with notes on the feeding and reproduction of
Armadilloniscus litoralis Budde-Lund, 1885 Herbert H.T. Ma 102 3
Notes on the diet of the asteroid Astropecten
polyacanthus (Mulle r and Troschel, 1842) in S.T. Chiu, V.W.W. Lam
Hong Kong & PaulK.S. Shin 103 3
V. MORPHOLOG Y
Respiratory adaptations and survival of three high- May W. Yipp,
intertidal littorinids (Gastropoda) from Hong Kong David Dudgeon &
rocky shores M.W. Cha 104 1
The biology and functional morphology of Corbula
crassa (Bivalvia: Corbulidae) with special reference
to shell structure and formation Brian Morton 105 5
CONTENTS IX
Functional morphology and systematics of the genus
Didimacar (Bivalvia: Arcacea: Noetiidae) P. Graham Oliver 107 5
Morphology, occlusive geometry and mechanical
advantage in the chelae of Thalamita danae
Stimpson and T. crenata (Latreille) (Decapoda:
Portunidae) from Hong Kong Raymond Seed 109 5
VI. PHYSIOLOG Y
The salinity tolerances of four species of bivalves Brian Morton &
from a Hong Kong mangrove K.Y. Chan 111 5
Thermal tolerance, evaporative water loss and
behaviour during prolonged emergence in the high
zoned mangrove gastropod Cerithidea ornata: Robert F. McMahon &
evidence for atmospheric water uptake John D. Cleland 112 3
Upper thermal limit of nine intertidal gastropod
species from a Hong Kong rocky shore in relation
to vertical distribution and desiccation associated John D. Cleland &
with evaporative cooling Robert F. McMahon 114 1
The relationship between vertical distribution,
evaporative water loss rate, behaviour, and some
morphometric parameters in four species of rocky Joseph C. Britton &
intertidal gastropods from Hong Kong Robert F. McMahon 115 3
Oxygen pulse fluctuations in Thalamita picta
(Stimpson) exposed to progressive hypoxia M.H. Depledge 117 3
Heart rate as an indicator of thermal stress in
Gaetice depressus (De Haan) and Chiromanthes
bidens (De Haan) M.H. Depledge 118 3
The physiological ecology of the intertidal John D. Cleland &
holothurian Polycheira rufescens Rosita Ong Che 119 1
VII. POLLUTIO N
Tolo revisited: a resurvey of the corals in Tolo
Harbour and Channel 6 years and half a million P.J.B. Scott &
people later Margaret Cope 120 3
Trace metal concentrations in a Hong Kong penaeid
prawn, Metapenaeopsis palmensis (Haswell) P.S. Rainbow 122 1
Organochlorines in green-lipped mussels (Perna
viridis) from Hong Kong coastal waters David J. H. Phillips 122 9