Abstract
A simple, rapid method is described for the extraction of living marine organisms from sandy and muddy sediments using centrifugation in a buffered mixture of sorbitol and the silica sol Percoll. The method is suitable for the collection of delicate species of "soft" meiofauna. Combined with the use of an inverted plankton microscope and settling chambers, this method greatly reduces the time and labor spent in extracting and identifying meiobenthic organisms and benthic microalgae.Key words: meiofauna, Percoll, extraction
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
