NSBS: Station taxon list

Station ICES 4

Macrobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Urothoe brevicornis Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862302
Scoloplos armiger (Müller, 1776)100
Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766)45.7
Scolelepis bonnieri (Mesnil, 1896)37.2
Nemertea37.2
Spiophanes bombyx (Claparède, 1870)34.7
Bathyporeia pelagica (Spence Bate, 1857)25.7
Nephtys cirrosa Ehlers, 186817
Ophiura albida Forbes, 183914.5
Spio filicornis (Müller, 1776)11.5
Magelona F. Müller, 18588.5
Eumida sanguinea (Örsted, 1843)5.8
Eunereis longissima (Johnston, 1840)5.8
Ophelia borealis Quatrefages, 18665.8
Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)5.8
Atylus falcatus Metzger, 18715.8
Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777)5.8
Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758)2.9
Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808)2.9
Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758)2.9
Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 18182.9
Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)2.9
Gastrosaccus spinifer (Goës, 1864)2.9
Lagis koreni Malmgren, 18662.9
Chaetozone setosa Malmgren, 18672.9
Densities are in individuals per square m

Macrobenthos - biomass

TaxonBiomass
Mollusca18.818
Animalia6.584
Polychaeta6.017
Echinodermata4.572
Crustacea2.862
Biomasses are in gram ash free dry weight per square m

Meiobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Nematoda1001
Copepoda168
Turbellaria22.5
Gastrotricha16.5
Leptastacus laticaudatus Nicholls, 193511
Acarina10
Evansula pygmaea (Scott T., 1903)10
Leptopontia curvicauda Scott T., 19029
Polychaeta9
Kliopsyllus holsaticus (Klie, 1929)7
Arenocaris bifida Nicholls, 19357
Protopsammotopa norvegica Geddes, 19686
Metacyclopina brevisetosa Herbst, 19745
Paraleptastacus holsaticus Kunz, 19375
Remanea arenicola Klie, 19295
Rhizothrix curvata Brady, 18805
Paramesochra mielkei Huys, 19875
4
Kliopsyllus Apostolov & Marinov, 19884
Arenopontia Kunz, 19374
Interleptomesochra eulitoralis (Noodt, 1952)4
Oligochaeta4
Arenosetella germanica Kunz, 19374
Kliopsyllus coelebs (Monard, 1935)4
Stenocaris minuta Nicholls, 19354
Paraleptastacus espinulatus Nicholls, 19354
Psammotopa phyllosetosa (Noodt, 1952)4
Canuella perplexa Scott T. & Scott A., 18933
Halectinosoma propinquum (Scott T. & Scott A., 1896)3
Pseudobradya minor (Scott T. & Scott A., 1896)3
Arenopontia Kunz, 19373
Parevansula Guille & Soyer, 19663
Kliopsyllus Apostolov & Marinov, 19883
Paramesochra Scott T., 18923
Scottopsyllus Apostolov & Marinov, 19883
2
Kliopsyllus Apostolov & Marinov, 19882
Proameira Lang, 19442
Canthocamptidae Brady, 18802
Cyclopina Claus, 18632
Leptastacus Scott T., 19062
Leptastacus Scott T., 19062
Hastigerella Nicholls, 19352
Leptastacidae Lang, 19482
Leptastacus Scott T., 19062
Paraleptastacus Wilson C.B., 19322
Tachidius (Tachidius) discipes Giesbrecht, 18812
Ameira parvula (Claus, 1866)2
Ectinosoma dentatum Steuer, 19402
Halectinosoma distinctum (Sars G.O., 1920)2
Sicameira leptoderma Klie, 19502
Boreopontia heipi Willems, 19812
Scottopsyllus (Scottopsyllus) minor (Scott, T. & Scott A., 1895)2
Pteropsyllus consimilis (Scott T., 1894)2
Interleptomesochra Lang, 19652
Paraleptastacus spinicauda (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895)2
Stenocaris minor (Scott T., 1893)1
Evansula Scott T., 19061
Tanaidacea1
Longipedia minor Scott T. & Scott A., 18931
Cylindropsyllus remanei Kunz, 19491
Intermedopsyllus intermedius (Scott T. & Scott A., 1895)1
Leptastacus Scott T., 19061
Cyclopinidae Sars G.O., 19131
Leptopontia Scott T., 19021
Stenocaris Sars G.O., 19091
Stenocaris Sars G.O., 19091
Pseudomesochra Scott T., 19021
Arenosetella Wilson C.B., 19321
Paramesochra Scott T., 18921
Tardigrada1
Densities are in individuals per 10 square cm