NSBS: Station taxon list

Station ICES 88

Macrobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Amphiura filiformis (O.F. Müller, 1776)311.7
Harpinia antennaria Meinert, 1890102.3
Mysella bidentata (Montagu, 1803)62.7
Scoloplos armiger (Müller, 1776)49.5
Phoronis Wright, 185636.3
Tharyx Webster & Benedict, 188724
Magelona F. Müller, 185823.4
Callianassa subterranea (Montagu, 1808)23.4
Chaetozone setosa Malmgren, 186722.1
Myriochele Malmgren, 186722
Eudorella truncatula (Bate, 1856)20
Eudorellopsis deformis (Krøyer, 1846)20
Ophiura albida Forbes, 183920
Nephtys hombergii Savigny in Lamarck, 181819.6
Pholoe Johnston, 183917.4
Lunatia poliana (Della Chiaje, 1826)17.4
Hippomedon denticulatus (Spence Bate, 1857)16.6
Nemertea15.8
Cylichna cylindracea (Pennant, 1777)15.7
Chaetoderma nitidulum Lovén, 184413.2
Holothuroidea13.2
Diastylis bradyi Norman, 187913.2
Nephtys longosetosa Örsted, 184213.2
Spiophanes bombyx (Claparède, 1870)13.2
Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758)10.6
Ampelisca tenuicornis Liljeborg, 185610
Abra prismatica (Montagu, 1808)10
Scalibregma inflatum Rathke, 184310
Glycinde nordmanni (Malmgren, 1866)10
Goniada maculata Örsted, 184310
Corophium affine Bruzelius, 185910
Ampelisca brevicornis (A. Costa, 1853)9
Sthenelais limicola (Ehlers, 1864)9
Phaxas pellucidus (Pennant, 1777)9
Melanella alba (da Costa, 1778)7.9
Cirolana borealis Liljeborg, 18517.9
Owenia fusiformis Delle Chiaje, 18447.9
Harmothoe impar (Johnston, 1839)7.9
Polyphysia crassa (Örsted, 1843)6.8
Nuculoma tenuis (Montagu, 1808)6.8
Dosinia lupinus (Linnaeus, 1758)6.8
Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 19386.8
Nucula nitidosa Winckworth, 19305.6
Bathyporeia tenuipes Meinert, 18773.3
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)3.3
Echinocardium flavescens (O.F. Müller, 1776)3.3
Enteropneusta3.3
Diplocirrus glaucus (Malmgren, 1867)3.3
Notomastus latericeus Sars, 18513.3
Anthozoa3.3
Chaetopterus variopedatus (Renier, 1804)3.3
Levinsenia gracilis (Tauber, 1879)3.3
Poecilochaetus serpens Allen, 19043.3
Spio filicornis (Müller, 1776)3.3
Westwoodilla caecula (Spence Bate, 1857)3.3
Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777)3.3
Gattyana cirrhosa (Pallas, 1766)3.3
Ophiodromus flexuosus (Delle Chiaje, 1827)3.3
Nephtys cirrosa Ehlers, 18683.3
Densities are in individuals per square m

Macrobenthos - biomass

TaxonBiomass
Polychaeta2.641
Crustacea1.06
Echinodermata0.913
Mollusca0.413
Animalia0.066
Biomasses are in gram ash free dry weight per square m

Meiobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Nematoda1107.5
Turbellaria23.5
Gastrotricha12.5
Copepoda10
Tardigrada8.5
Longipedia minor Scott T. & Scott A., 18935
Polychaeta5
Bradya (Bradya) scotti Sars G.O., 19203
Laophonte longicaudata Boeck, 18653
Acarina2
Psammis longisetosa Sars G.O., 19102
Cnidaria2
Stenhelia (Stenhelia) gibba Boeck, 18651
Densities are in individuals per 10 square cm