Table 4 Comparison of peracarid diversity between the Ría de Aldán (this work) and other nearby geographical areas (Galicia, Basque country and Portuguese coast)
From: Assemblages of peracarid crustaceans in subtidal sediments from the Ría de Aldán (Galicia, NW Spain)
| Amphipoda | Isopoda | Mysida | Cumacea | Tanaidacea | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ría de Aldán (Galicia, Spain; this work) | 79 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 125 |
Ría de Arousa (Galicia, Spain; López-Jamar 1982) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Ría de Ares-Betanzos (Galicia, Spain; Garmendia et al. 1998) | 73 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 97 |
Ría de Foz (Galicia, Spain; Junoy and Viéitez 1988) | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 31 |
Miño Estuary (Galicia, Spain; Mazé et al. 1993) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Panxón (Ría de Vigo, Galicia, Spain; Anadón 1975) | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Abra de Bilbao (Basque Country, Spain; Arresti et al. 1986) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Continental shelf (Basque Country, Spain; Martínez and Adarraga 2001) | 40 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 67 |
Hendaya beach (Basque Country, Spain; San Vicente and Sorbe 2001) | 19 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 39 |
Western Portuguese coast (Sousa Reis et al. 1982) | 20 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 38 |
Albufeira and Obidos lagoons (Portugal; Rodrigues and Dauvin 1985) | 36 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 45 |
Mondego Estuary (Portugal; Marques et al. 1993) | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Ovar Channel (Ría de Aveiro, Portugal; Cunha et al. 1999) | 26 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
Mira Channel (Ría de Aveiro, Portugal; Cunha et al. 1999) | 30 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 56 |