NSBS: Station taxon list

Station ICES 100

Macrobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Dosinia exoleta (Linnaeus, 1758)109.6
Unciola planipes Norman, 186758.9
Scoloplos armiger (Müller, 1776)52.5
Scolelepis bonnieri (Mesnil, 1896)30.2
Chamelea gallina (Linnaeus, 1758)28.8
Ophelia borealis Quatrefages, 186625.7
Phoxocephalus holbolli (Krøyer, 1842)22.9
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)19.1
Cochlodesma (Bontaea) praetenue (Pulteney, 1799)15.1
Echinocyamus pusillus (O.F. Müller, 1776)12
Goniada maculata Örsted, 184312
Corbula gibba (Olivi, 1792)10
Polydora (Polydora) caulleryi Mesnil, 18978.9
Nemertea7.9
Nephtys longosetosa Örsted, 18427.1
Anthozoa6
Aonides paucibranchiata Southern, 19145
Travisia forbesii Johnston, 18405
Owenia fusiformis Delle Chiaje, 18445
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)5
Ampelisca brevicornis (A. Costa, 1853)5
Ampelisca typica (Spence Bate, 1857)5
Spisula subtruncata (da Costa, 1778)5
Chaetozone setosa Malmgren, 18673
Thracia phaseolina (Lamarck, 1818)3
Densities are in individuals per square m

Macrobenthos - biomass

TaxonBiomass
Mollusca1.769
Crustacea0.932
Polychaeta0.805
Animalia0.088
Echinodermata0.014
Biomasses are in gram ash free dry weight per square m

Meiobenthos - densities

TaxonDensity
Nematoda281.5
Turbellaria24
Polychaeta8
Gastrotricha7.5
Acarina4.5
Bradya (Bradya) scotti Sars G.O., 19204
Copepoda3
Bulbamphiascus imus (Brady, 1872)3
Pseudosarsameira exilis (Scott T. & Scott A., 1894)2
Heterolaophonte Lang, 19482
Oligochaeta1.5
Cnidaria1
Densities are in individuals per 10 square cm