NSBS: Station taxon list

Station ICES 72

Macrobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930177.8
Phoronis Wright, 185672.4
Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 181839.8
Magelona F. Müller, 185833.1
Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758)25.7
Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818)17
Anthozoa17
Spiophanes bombyx (Claparède, 1870)12.9
Sthenelais limicola (Ehlers, 1864)12.9
Glycinde nordmanni (Malmgren, 1866)12.9
Amphiura (Acrocnida) brachiata (Montagu, 1804)10
Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776)10
Acanthocardia echinata (Linnaeus, 1758)7.1
Fabulina fabula (Gmelin, 1791)7.1
Goniada maculata Örsted, 18437.1
Lunatia poliana (Della Chiaje, 1826)7.1
Magelona alleni Wilson, 19587.1
Pholoe Johnston, 18393
Owenia fusiformis Delle Chiaje, 18443
Aphrodita aculeata Linnaeus, 17583
Acteon tornatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)3
Diastylis bradyi Norman, 18793
Echinocardium cordatum (Pennant, 1777)3
Nemertea3
Densities are in individuals per square m

Macrobenthos - biomass

TaxonBiomass
Mollusca3.619
Polychaeta0.643
Echinodermata0.021
Animalia0.013
Crustacea0.003
Biomasses are in gram ash free dry weight per square m

Meiobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Nematoda823.5
Turbellaria8.5
Copepoda3
Arenosetella Wilson C.B., 19322
Acarina2
Isopoda1
Tanaidacea1
Ameira parvula (Claus, 1866)1
Proameira hiddensoensis (Schäfer, 1936)1
Arenocaris bifida Nicholls, 19351
Paraleptastacus espinulatus Nicholls, 19351
Densities are in individuals per 10 square cm