NSBS: Station taxon list

Station ICES 231

Macrobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Serpulidae Rafinesque, 1815141.3
Spisula elliptica (T. Brown, 1827)89.1
Ophiura affinis Lütken, 185860.3
Echinocyamus pusillus (O.F. Müller, 1776)60.3
Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)50.1
Exogone (Parexogone) hebes (Webster & Benedict, 1884)50.1
Glycera Lamarck, 181850.1
Spiophanes bombyx (Claparède, 1870)39.8
Hesionura elongata (Southern, 1914)39.8
Prionospio malmgreni Claparède, 186830.2
Pholoe Johnston, 183930.2
Pododesmus patelliformis (Linnaeus, 1761)30.2
Ophiuroidea20
Caulleriella Chamberlin, 191920
Sphaerosyllis bulbosa Southern, 191420
Moerella pygmaea (Lovén, 1846)10
Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)10
Timoclea ovata (Pennant, 1777)10
Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818)10
Neocrania anomala (O. F. Müller, 1776)10
Phoronis Wright, 185610
Ophelia borealis Quatrefages, 186610
Glycera oxycephala Ehlers, 188710
Opisthodonta pterochaeta Southern, 191410
Nemertea10
Densities are in individuals per square m

Macrobenthos - biomass

TaxonBiomass
Polychaeta2.22
Animalia1.06
Mollusca0.19
Echinodermata0.1
Crustacea0.09
Biomasses are in gram ash free dry weight per square m