Magnesium chloride extraction of acoels and other meiofauna
Acoels are common in marine sediments such as sand and mud. The Magnesium chloride method is well suited to extract acoels and other meiofauna from sand samples taken from a sandy beach or sublitorally. The video below shows how to perform a magnesium chlroide extraction.
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