IDENTIFIKASI JENIS GASTROPODA DI HUTAN MANGROVE DESA SUTERA KECAMATAN SUKADANA KABUPATEN KAYONG UTARA

Abstract

The mangrove forest in Sutera Village is a mangrove tourism forest located in Sukadana District which has an important role as a place of care, foraging and spawning for various types of animals such as crustaceans, fish and gastropods. Gastropods are soft-bodied animals that have a shell on the outer part of the body used to protect themselves from danger or predators. This study aims to identify the types of gastropods in the mangrove forests of Sutera Village, Sukadana District, Kayong Utara Regency. The results showed that in the mangrove forests of Sutera Village, Sukadana District, Kayong Utara Regency, 403 individuals consisting of 20 species and 7 families were found. The types of gastropods were Ellobium aurisjudae, Ellobium gangeticum, Cassidula nucleus, Cassidula aurisfelis, Ellobium aurismidae, Cerithidea quadrata, Cerithidea quoyii, Cerithidea cingulata, Cerithidea alata, Cerithidea obtusa, Chicoreus capucinus, Indothais gradata, Littoraria scabra, Littoraria melanostoma, Littoraria cingulata, Littoraria carinifera, Natica gualteriana, Nerita balteata, Neritina cornucopia and Onchidium sp.

Keywords : Identification, Gastropods, Mangrove Forest