Author/s: Charissa M. Ferrera, Maria Lourdes San Diego-McGlone, Marivene M. Santos, Joseph B. Foronda, Jane Abigail Santiago, Ma. Carmen A. Lagman, Mary Chris T. Lagumen, Rachel June R. Gotanco
Year of Publication: 2022
Publisher: University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute
Physical Description: 117 pages
This Guidebook is a compilation and layout of photos of cryptic organisms collected using artificial reef structures called ARMS (Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures) deployed at 5 NIPAS (National Integrated Protected Area Systems) sites in the Philippines. The sites are Palaui, Mabini (Verde Island Passage), Masinloc, Tubbataha, and Siargao. ARMS are passive, three-dimensional collectors developed by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA) which are meant to sample marine cryptofauna by mimicking the complexity of hard bottom marine substrates. ARMS attract both encrusting species such as corals and algae, and motile organisms such as crustaceans, mollusks, and polychaetes. ARMS provide a standardized and quantifiable biodiversity measure since marine communities are sampled over the same area and in the same exact manner over time. The abundance, composition, and diversity of organisms collected by ARMS are assessed through morphological and molecular analysis. This Guidebook contains the Field Guides of organisms collected by ARMS after a year of deployment at each of the 5 NIPAS sites. It also contains procedures for ARMS assembly, deployment, retrieval, and processing tailored to Philippine settings; and a guide to the scientific classification of organisms collected. The Guidebook is meant to serve stakeholders namely local government units, park managers, students, and researchers interested in monitoring diversity at the sites.
Preface 1
What are ARMS? 2
Purpose of ARMS 2
ARMS Deployment Sites 3
ARMS Philippines 5
Materials for ARMS Unit Assembly 7
ARMS Deployment 8
ARMS Retrieval 10
ARMS Processing 12
About the Field Guide 20
Field Guide – Palaui, Cagayan 22
Phylum Annelida 25
Phylum Mollusca 28
Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea 40
Phylum Echinodermata 48
Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata 55
Field Guide – Masinloc, Zambales 58
Phylum Platyhelminthes 61
Phylum Annelida 65
Phylum Mollusca 69
Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea 80
Phylum Echinodermata 87
Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata 91
Field Guide – Mabini, Batangas 94
Phylum Annelida 97
Phylum Mollusca 103
Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea 120
Phylum Echinodermata 134
Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata 141
Field Guide – Tubbataha, Palawan 94
Phylum Annelida 147
Phylum Mollusca 150
Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea 160
Phylum Echinodermata 170
Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata 175
Field Guide – Siargao, Surigao del Norte 178
Phylum Platyhelminthes 181
Phylum Annelida 185
Phylum Mollusca 188
Phylum Arthropoda Subphylum Crustacea 194
Phylum Echinodermata 201
Phylum Hemichordata 207
Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata 211
References 212
Final Note 220