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Substratwahlversuche mit Microhedyle milaschewitchii Kowalevsky (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia: Acochlidiacea)

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Microhedyle milaschewitchii Kow. obtained from a sublittoral shellsand near Rovinj (Yugoslavia) prefers a grain size range of 0.5 to 2 mm in simple-choice experiments. This fraction predominates in the natural substrate (73.1%). Light did not affect the behaviour of the animals which are much less thigmotactical than Protodrilus. Sterile sands are rejected when offered together with natural substrate, but are equally attractive after having been incubated with sand bacteria for ten days. Similarly dried sand is not accepted by the animals. There is no significant preference between quartz and chalk sands, both containing bacteria. Optimal grain size and living microorganisms apparently are essential for the colonization of a substrate.

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Microhedyle milaschewitchii Kow. aus einem sublitoralen Schellsandvorkommen bei Rovinj (Jugoslawien) bevorzugte in Zweifachwahlversuchen eine Korngröße von 0,5–2 mm, die mit 73,1% im natürlichen Substrat vorherrscht. Die Tiere verhielten sich zum Licht neutral und zeigten im Vergleich zu Protodrilus keine extreme Thigmotaxis. Sterile Sande werden ebenso wie getrockneter Sand gegenüber natürlichem Substrat abgelehnt, sind aber nach zehntägiger Inkubation mit Sandbakterien diesem gleichwertig. Zwischen bakterienhaltigem Quarzsand und Kalksand zeigte sich keine signifikante Präferenz. Für die Besiedlung eines Substrates scheinen optimale Korngröße und lebende Mikroorganismen maßgebend zu sein.

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Hadl, G., Kothbauer, H., Peter, R. et al. Substratwahlversuche mit Microhedyle milaschewitchii Kowalevsky (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia: Acochlidiacea). Oecologia 4, 74–82 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00390614

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