Meio-macrobenthos of Batang Kayan estuaries

preliminary study of the community structure of meio-macrobenthos was carried out in Batang Kayan estuaries. The study was primarily aimed at the community structure, number of existing of meio-macrobenthos taxa, and its correlation to the physico-chemical parameters. It was found that the physico-chemical parameter of Batang Kayan was similar to the other tropical estuaries in Sarawak. Six taxa of macrobenthos and four taxa of meiobenthos were recorded at Batang Kayan estuaries. They were Mollusca, Polychaeta, Oligochaeta, Decapoda, Isopoda, Nematoda, Ostracoda and Copepoda. The dominant taxa for macrobenthos was Polychaeta and the dominant taxa for meiobenthos was Nematoda