Table 2 Density (D—no. ind. m−2) of the most abundant taxa in the considered depth levels
<10 m | 10–25 m | >25 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Taxa | D | Taxa | D | Taxa | D |
Most abundant taxa | |||||
Siphonoecetes (Centraloecetes) dellavallei | 11,140 | Ampelisca spp. | 13,840 | Ampelisca spp. | 3,980 |
Urothoe grimaldii | 2,590 | Caprella spp. | 10,040 | Harpinia antennaria | 920 |
Bathyporeia spp. | 2,540 | Harpinia antennaria | 2,620 | Microdeutopus armatus | 500 |
Siphonoecetes (Centraloecetes) kroyeranus | 1,960 | Microdeutopus armatus | 1,800 | Atylus vedlomensis | 160 |
Urothoe poseidonis | 1,500 | Photis spp. | 1,620 | Maera grossimana | 160 |
Ampelisca spp. | 1,460 | Urothoe elegans | 1,420 | Medicorophium annulatum | 140 |
Medicorophium annulatum | 1,300 | Leptocheirus pectinatus | 1,260 | Leucothoe oboa | 140 |
Urothoe cf. hesperiae | 1,110 | Urothoe cf. hesperiae | 1,240 | ||
Atylus vedlomensis | 990 | Leptocheirus hirsutimanus | 980 | ||
Perioculodes longimanus | 960 | Medicorophium annulatum | 900 | ||
Lembos websteri | 720 | ||||
Leucothoe oboa | 660 | ||||
Urothoe grimaldii | 620 | ||||
Pariambus typicus | 600 | ||||
Megamphopus cornutus | 600 | ||||
Atylus vedlomensis | 560 | ||||
Exclusive taxa | |||||
Amphilochus tenuimanus | Caprella rapax | Argissa hamatipes | |||
Monocorophium ascherusicum | Animoceradocus semiserratus | Isaeidae | |||
Dexamine spinosa | Lepidepecreum longicornis | ||||
Monoculodes subnudus | Metaphoxus pectinatus | ||||
Siphonoecetes (Centraloecetes) kroyeranus | Urothoe pulchella | ||||
Urothoe poseidonis | Westwoodilla sp. | ||||