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Table 3 Abundance (mean ± SD), relative abundance (RA) and occurrence ratio (OR) of each copepod species recorded on cruise ORII-CR488 (2–3/September/1998)

From: Mesozooplankton and copepod community structures in the southern East China Sea: the status during the monsoonal transition period in September

Species

Abundance (individuals m−3)

RA (%)

OR (%)

Calanoida

   

Acartiidae

   

Acartia(Odontacartia) erythraea Giesbrecht 1889

0.11 ± 0.30

0.02

12.50

Acartia(Plantacartia) negligens Dana 1849

0.87 ± 2.29

0.17

25.00

Calanidae

   

Calanus sinicus Brodsky 1965

3.37 ± 5.72

0.65

50.00

Canthocalanus pauper (Giesbrecht) 1888

59.52 ± 49.02

11.49

100.00

Cosmocalanus darwini (Lubbock) 1860

2.02 ± 2.99

0.39

50.00

Nannocalanus minor (Claus) 1863

3.95 ± 8.92

0.76

37.50

Undinula vulgaris (Dana) 1849

92.8 ± 85.44

17.92

100.00

Calocalanidae

   

Calocalanus pavo (Dana) 1849

2.9 ± 3.42

0.56

62.50

Calocalanus plumulosus (Claus) 1863

0.03 ± 0.08

0.01

12.50

Candaciidae

   

Candacia bradyi A. Scott 1902

0.95 ± 1.83

0.18

25.00

Candacia catula (Giesbrecht) 1889

0.27 ± 0.76

0.05

12.50

Candacia ethiopica (Dana) 1849

0.05 ± 0.15

0.01

12.50

Paracandacia truncata (Dana) 1849

0.56 ± 1.49

0.11

25.00

Centropagidae

   

Centropages furcatus (Dana) 1849

10.55 ± 17.24

2.04

87.50

Centropages orsini Giesbrecht 1889

0.56 ± 1.00

0.11

37.50

Clausocalanidae

   

Clausocalanus arcuicornis (Dana) 1849

9.81 ± 15.4

1.89

50.00

Clausocalanus furcatus (Brady) 1883

0.51 ± 1.15

0.10

25.00

Clausocalanus mastigophorus (Claus) 1863

0.26 ± 0.52

0.05

25.00

Eucalanidae

   

Pareucalanus attenuatus (Dana) 1849

0.56 ± 1.49

0.11

25.00

Rhincalanus rostrifrons (Dana) 1852

0.03 ± 0.08

0.01

12.50

Subeucalanus crassus (Giesbrecht) 1888

0.03 ± 0.08

0.01

12.50

Subeucalanus subcrassus (Giesbrecht) 1888

21.61 ± 20.43

4.17

100.00

Euchaetidae

   

Euchaeta indica Wolfenden 1905

0.35 ± 0.98

0.07

12.50

Euchaeta plana Mori 1937

2.25 ± 3.52

0.43

37.50

Euchaeta rimana Bradford 1973

0.18 ± 0.51

0.03

12.50

Lucicutiidae

   

Lucicutia flavicornis (Claus) 1863

0.15 ± 0.42

0.03

12.50

Metridinidae

   

Pleuromamma gracilis (Claus) 1863

0.2 ± 0.56

0.04

12.50

Paracalanidae

   

Acrocalanus gibber Giesbrecht 1888

76.29 ± 130.81

14.73

87.50

Acrocalanus gracilis Giesbrecht 1888

38.35 ± 32.48

7.40

100.00

Acrocalanus monachus Giesbrecht 1888

0.97 ± 1.49

0.19

50.00

Paracalanus parvus (Claus) 1863

3.52 ± 4.20

0.68

87.50

Pontellidae

   

Calanopia elliptica (Dana) 1849

7.09 ± 11.05

1.37

75.00

Calanopia minor A. Scott 1902

10.32 ± 13.02

1.99

87.50

Labidocera acuta (Dana) 1849

8.46 ± 17.45

1.63

50.00

Labidocera minuta Giesbrecht 1889

0.41 ± 1.15

0.08

12.50

Pontellina plumata (Dana) 1849

1.05 ± 2.96

0.20

12.50

Scolecithricidae

   

Scolecithrix danae (Lubbock) 1856

0.58 ± 1.49

0.11

25.00

Temoridae

   

Temora discaudata (Giesbrecht) 1889

10.54 ± 23.46

2.03

62.50

Temora turbinata (Dana) 1849

121.71 ± 148.08

23.50

100.00

Cyclopoida

   

Oithonidae

   

Oithona setigera (Dana) 1849

0.56 ± 1.49

0.11

25.00

Harpacticoida

   

Miraciidae

   

Macrosetella gracilis (Dana) 1847

0.03 ± 0.08

0.01

12.50

Poecilostomatoida

   

Corycaeidae

   

Corycaeus(Corycaeus) speciosus Dana 1849

1.04 ± 1.70

0.20

50.00

Corycaeus(Ditrichocorycaeus) asiaticus F. Dahl 1894

0.15 ± 0.42

0.03

12.50

Corycaeus(Ditrichocorycaeus) dahli Tanaka 1957

1.01 ± 1.59

0.20

37.50

Corycaeus(Farranula) gibbula Giesbrecht 1891

2.34 ± 3.00

0.45

50.00

Corycaeus(Onychocorycaeus) pumilus M. Dahl 1912

1.17 ± 1.69

0.23

50.00

Oncaeidae

   

Oncaea venusta Philippi 1843

16.22 ± 23.22

3.13

87.50

Sapphirinidae

   

Copilia mirabilis Dana 1849

1.66 ± 2.89

0.32

62.50

Sapphirina nigromaculata Claus 1863

0.03 ± 0.08

0.01

12.50