NSBS: Station taxon list

Station ICES 55

Macrobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Phoronis Wright, 1856512.9
Ophiura albida Forbes, 1839416.9
Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 1930363.1
Spiophanes bombyx (Claparède, 1870)316.2
Myriochele Malmgren, 186793.3
Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 181889.1
Owenia fusiformis Delle Chiaje, 184452.5
Thyasira Lamarck, 181850.1
Pholoe Johnston, 183937.2
Scoloplos armiger (Müller, 1776)22.9
Scalibregma inflatum Rathke, 184320.9
Ophiura ophiura (Linnaeus, 1758)19.1
Nemertea15.8
Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758)14.1
Lunatia poliana (Della Chiaje, 1826)12
Sphaerodorum flavum Örsted, 184312
Abra nitida (O. F. Müller, 1776)10
Abra alba (W. Wood, 1802)8.9
Eudorella truncatula (Bate, 1856)8.9
Diastylis rathkei (Krøyer, 1841)8.9
Anthozoa7.9
Pseudopolydora pulchra (Carazzi, 1893)5
Lagis koreni Malmgren, 18665
Lanice conchilega (Pallas, 1766)5
Anaitides groenlandica (Örsted, 1842)5
Aphrodita aculeata Linnaeus, 17585
Goniada maculata Örsted, 18435
Antinoella sarsi (Kinberg in Malmgren, 1866)5
Corbula gibba (Olivi, 1792)5
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)3
Ophelina acuminata Örsted, 18433
Densities are in individuals per square m

Macrobenthos - biomass

TaxonBiomass
Polychaeta3.713
Echinodermata2.138
Mollusca2.093
Animalia0.637
Crustacea0.021
Biomasses are in gram ash free dry weight per square m

Meiobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Nematoda1097
Copepoda14
Polychaeta10
Turbellaria8
7
Arenocaris bifida Nicholls, 19353
Evansula pygmaea (Scott T., 1903)2
Arenosetella germanica Kunz, 19372
Interleptomesochra eulitoralis (Noodt, 1952)2
Ameira Boeck, 18652
Proameira Lang, 19442
Halectinosoma Vervoort, 19622
Gastrotricha1
Psammotopa phyllosetosa (Noodt, 1952)1
Canuella perplexa Scott T. & Scott A., 18931
Ectinosoma tenuipes Scott T. & Scott A., 18961
Halectinosoma gothiceps (Giesbrecht, 1881)1
Ameira brevipes Kunz, 19541
Paraleptastacus espinulatus Nicholls, 19351
Paraleptastacus holsaticus Kunz, 19371
Priapulida1
Densities are in individuals per 10 square cm