KEANEKARAGAMAN MAKROZOOBENTOS DI PANTAI MUTIARA INDAH KECAMATAN MUARA BADAK KABUPATEN KUTAI KARTANEGARA KALIMANTAN TIMUR

Abstract

Macrozoobenthos are living crawling, sticking, burying and burrowing both on the bottom of the water and on the surface of the bottom of the water. Macrozoobenthos that live in mangrove areas mostly live on hard substrates to mud. This study aims to determine the diversity of macrozoobenthos in Mutiara Indah Beach, Muara Badak District, Kutai Kartanegara Regency, East Kalimantan. Sampling was carried out at three stations. Station 1 (main entrance to the beach), Station 2 (near the visitor's resting area) and Station 3 (next to Panrita Lopi Beach). Sampling macrozoobenthos using purposive sampling method. The results showed that the macrozoobenthos found at Mutiara Indah Beach consisted of 1 phylum, 2 classes, 9 families and 652 individuals. The most commonly found macrozoobenthos is Meretrix meretrix. The highest Diversity Index is at Station 1 (2.68), and the lowest is at Station 3 (1.60).