Deep-Water Benthic Polychaetes (Vigtorniella zaikai and Protodrilus sp.) in the Black Sea as Indicators of the Hydrogen Sulfide Zone Boundary

• Published in: Вестник зоологии
• Date: 2012
• Main Authors: Zaika, V.E., Sergeeva, N.G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут зоології ім. І.І. Шмальгаузена НАН України 2012
• Subjects: Экология
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/109415
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Deep-Water Benthic Polychaetes (Vigtorniella zaikai and Protodrilus sp.) in the Black Sea as Indicators of the Hydrogen Sulfide Zone Boundary / V.E. Zaika, N.G. Sergeeva // Вестник зоологии. — 2012. — Т. 46, № 4. — С. 327–335. — Бібліогр.: 13 назв. — англ.

The Black Sea hypoxic layer, situated near the boundary of the hydrogen sulfide zone, is inhabited by the polychaetes Vigtorniella zaikai, Kisseleva, 1992 and Protodrilus sp., which can serve as indicators of the interface between oxic and anoxic water. The maximum number of polychaetes in the north...