Abstract
The effects of irradiance on the excystment of tintinids from marine sediments were examined by incubating sediment samples in filtered seawater under various light levels. The total incidence of tintinnid excystment over five days was significantly less at low irradiance at and less than 2.5 μE m−2sec−1 comparing to that at higher irradiance, at and more than 6.9 μE m−2sec−1 (p<0.01), indicating that excystment of tintinnids is inhibited under low irradiance conditions. These results imply that water depth, disturbance of surface sediments and vertical mixing of water influence the excystment of tintinnids in coastal areas because these factors determine the light levels to which the tintinnid cysts are exposed.
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Kamiyama, T., Itakura, S. & Nagasaki, K. Effects of irradiance on excystment of tintinnids from marine sediments. J Oceanogr 51, 615–618 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02270527
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