NSBS: Station taxon list

Station ICES 40

Macrobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Ophelia borealis Quatrefages, 186685.1
Scoloplos armiger (Müller, 1776)60.3
Nemertea47.9
Typosyllis (Typosyllis) variegata (Grube, 1860)30.2
Pholoe Johnston, 183928.2
Echinocyamus pusillus (O.F. Müller, 1776)28.2
Mysella bidentata (Montagu, 1803)26.9
Owenia fusiformis Delle Chiaje, 184425.1
Aricidea minuta Southward, 195611.7
Syllidae Grube, 185010
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana (Spence Bate, 1857)10
Anthozoa8.3
Goniada maculata Örsted, 18436.8
Scalibregma inflatum Rathke, 18436.8
Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)6.8
Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 19385
Polycirrus medusa Grube, 18505
Glycera lapidum Quatrefages, 18665
Marphysa bellii (Audouin & Milne Edwards, 1833)5
Exogone (Parexogone) hebes (Webster & Benedict, 1884)5
Chaetozone setosa Malmgren, 18675
Protodorvillea kefersteini (McIntosh, 1869)3.3
Spiophanes bombyx (Claparède, 1870)3.3
Aricidea suecica Eliason, 19203.3
Aricidea cerrutii Laubier, 19663.3
Harmothoe lunulata (Delle Chiaje, 1830)3.3
Aonides paucibranchiata Southern, 19143.3
Iphinoe trispinosa (Goodsir, 1843)3.3
Eteone longa (Fabricius, 1780)3.3
Nephtys longosetosa Örsted, 18423.3
Cochlodesma (Bontaea) praetenue (Pulteney, 1799)3.3
Echinocardium flavescens (O.F. Müller, 1776)3.3
Dendrodoa grossularia (Van Beneden, 1846)1.7
Leptonereis glauca (Claparède, 1870)1.7
Lunatia poliana (Della Chiaje, 1826)1.7
Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776)1.7
Ophiura albida Forbes, 18391.7
Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)1.7
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)1.7
Sabellidae Latreille, 18251.7
Anaitides rosea (McIntosh, 1877)1.7
Trichobranchus glacialis Malmgren, 18661.7
Urothoe poseidonis Reibish, 19051.7
Nereis (Nereis) elitoralis Eliason, 19621.7
Nephtys cirrosa Ehlers, 18681.7
Lepidonotus squamatus (Linnaeus, 1758)1.7
Spio filicornis (Müller, 1776)1.7
Caulleriella Chamberlin, 19191.7
Lumbrineris fragilis (O.F. Müller, 1776)1.7
Capitellidae Grube, 18621.7
Capitella capitata (Fabricius, 1780)1.7
Densities are in individuals per square m

Macrobenthos - biomass

TaxonBiomass
Mollusca0.445
Polychaeta0.424
Echinodermata0.065
Crustacea0.059
Animalia0.006
Biomasses are in gram ash free dry weight per square m

Meiobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Nematoda2254
Turbellaria51
Polychaeta29
Copepoda18
Acarina7
Gastrotricha6
Oligochaeta2
Cnidaria1
Densities are in individuals per 10 square cm