Table 6.13 Mean (SE) for infauna sampled during 1998 at M31. Identification of spring samples is ongoing.

Taxa

21 Jan 98

6 Aug 98

6 Oct 98

Acanthohaustorius sp.

0

0

0.2 (0.2)

Amphipoda sp.

0.2 (0.2)

0

0

Chirodotea caeca

0

0

0.2 (0.2)

Corophium lacustre

0.2 (0.2)

0

0

Haustoriidae sp.

0.2 (0.2)

0

0

Monoculodes sp.

0.8 (0.4)

0

0

Bivalvia sp.

11.8 (1.9)

0

0.6 (0.2)

Diplodonta punctata

0

0.2 (0.2)

0

Mulinia latoralis

0.6 (0.4)

7.2 (2.3)

0.2 (0.2)

Tellina sp.

0

0.4 (0.2)

0

Chaetognath sp.

0

0.4 (0.2)

0.2 (0.2)

Calanoid copepod

0

0.2 (0.2)

0

Pinnixia sp.

0.2 (0.2)

0

0

Campylaspis rubicunda

0

0.2 (0.2)

0

Acteocina canaliculata

0

0.4 (0.4)

0.2 (0.2)

Tunicate

11.6 (5.2)

0

0

Thysanura

0

0

0.2 (0.2)

Chirodotea caeca

0

0

0.2 (0.2)

Bowmaniella floridana

0

0

0.2 (0.2)

Neomysis americana

0

0

0.2 (0.2)

Nemertea sp.

0

1.8 (0.9)

0

Oligochaeta sp.

5.0 (2.8)

0

0

Ophiuroidea sp.

0

0.2 (0.2)

0

Ostracoda sp.

15.4 (8.3)

0

0

Platyhelminth sp.

0.2 (0.2)

0

0

Glycera sp.

0

3.2 (1.5)

0

Maranzellaria viridis

6.6 (2.2)

0

0.2 (0.2)

Mediomastus ambiseta

0.6 (0.6)

27.4 (6.7)

0

Mediomastus sp.

4.0 (1.5)

3.0 (2.0)

0.2 (0.2)

Prionospio sp.

0

0

0.2 (0.2)

Scolelepis squamata

0

0.4 (0.2)

0

Spionidae sp.

6.4 (2.6)

0.2 (0.2)

0

Streblospio benedicti

12.4 (2.1)

22.0 (5.3)

1.0 (0.3)

Streptosyllis pettiboneae

0

0.2 (0.2)

0

Synelmis sp.

0

0

0.2 (0.2)

Tharyx sp.

0

0.2 (0.2)

0

Sipunculid sp.

0

0

0.2 (0.2)

Branchiostoma caribaeum

0

0.2 (0.2)

0

Total Infaunal Abundance

76.2 (17.0)

67.8 (13.4)

4.4 (0.9)