Table 4 Caprellid composition and total abundance (ind/m2) in different seagrass meadows from several world areas
Indian River1 Florida, USA | Beaufort2, USA | Alicante3, SE Spain | Venice4, Italy | St Joseph5, Florida, USA | Padilla Bay6, Washington, USA | Seven Mile7, W Australia | Skagerrak8, Norway | Perth coast9, W Australia | Otsuchi Bay10, NE Japan | Andalusia11, S Spain | Lugo12, NW Spain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tt + Sf | Zm | Cn | Po | Cn | Zn | Tt | Zm | Z,j | Aa + Ag | Zm | Ag | Ps | Pi | Zm | Zc | Cn | Zm | Zm | |
Caprella acanthifera | – | – | 0.5 | 2.7 | 6 | 17 | – | – | – | – | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | 1.8 | – | – |
Caprella bispinosa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – |
Caprella danilevskii | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.2 | – | – | – | – | – |
Caprella equilibra | – | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Caprella japonica | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 411 | – | – | – | – | – |
Caprella laeviuscula | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 908 | 1,000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Caprella linearis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Caprella penantis | – | 166 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Caprella polyacantha | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – |
Caprella scaura | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 7.1 | – | – | – |
Caprella sp aff. brevirostris | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – |
Caprella sp1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 250 | – | 443 | 298 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Caprella sp2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1.8 | – | – | – |
Caprella subinermis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.3 | – | – | – | – | – |
Caprella tsugarensis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.8 | 41 | – | – | – |
Caprella verrucosa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.2 | – | – | – | – | – |
Caprellids unidentif. | – | – | – | – | – | – | 144 | – | – | – | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Paracaprella tenuis | 45 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Pariambus typicus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 156 | 82.2 | – |
Phtisica marina | – | – | 4.3 | 1.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 481 | 90 |
Pseudoprotella phasma | – | – | 0.1 | 0.7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | 3.3 | – |
Total number of species | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Total abundance (Ind/m2) | 45 | 228 | ? | ? | 6 | 17 | 144 | 908 | 1,000 | 250 | 132 | 443 | 298 | 449 | 64 | 50 | 239 | 557 | 90 |