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Table 10 Species abundances (mean per 1/32 m2 ± SD) of macrofauna associated with Sabellaria alveolata on each date at Blainville-sur-Mer

From: Macrofauna associated with temporary Sabellaria alveolata reefs on the west coast of Cotentin (France)

Taxa

Platform type

Reef type

February

June

August

February

June

August

Sabellaria alveolata

130 ± 53.86 [1]

51.63 ± 44.42 [1]

84.38 ± 54.22 [1]

115.75 ± 140.50 [1]

42.63 ± 38.63 [1]

16 ± 16.09 [1]

Polychaete—16 taxa

Amphitritides gracilis

0.13 ± 0.35

0.38 ± 0.52

Aonides oxycephala

0.38 ± 0.74

Eulalia ornata

0.38 ± 0.52

0.5 ± 1.07

0.25 ± 0.71

Eumida sanguinea

0.5 ± 1.07 [5]

0.25 ± 0.71

0.5 ± 0.53 [5]

0.13 ± 0.35

Lanice conchilega

0.38 ± 0.74

1.88 ± 1.73

0.25 ± 0.71

Lysidice ninetta

0.13 ± 0.35

Malacoceros fuliginosus

0.13 ± 0.35

Maldanidae

0.13 ± 0.35

0.25 ± 0.46

Marphysa sanguinea

0.13 ± 0.35

Nereis caudata

0.13 ± 0.35

0.25 ± 0.46

Notomastus latericeus

0.13 ± 0.35

2.38 ± 1.69 [5]

Perinereis cultrifera

1.13 ± 1.81 [3]

0.88 ± 1.25

1 ± 1.41 [4]

2.75 ± 1.49 [5]

Platynereis dumerilii

0.88 ± 0.99 [5]

3.25 ± 4.89 [3]

0.38 ± 0.52

Polycirrus medusa

0.38 ± 0.74

Spirobranchus triqueter

1 ± 1.07 [4]

0.25 ± 0.71

0.38 ± 0.52

0.13 ± 0.35

Syllidae

0.25 ± 0.46

0.38 ± 0.74

Mollusca—11 taxa

Acanthochitona crinita

1.25 ± 1.39 [2]

0.38 ± 0.74

1.13 ± 1.13

0.13 ± 0.35

0.38 ± 0.74

Crassostrea gigas

0.13 ± 0.35

Gibbula cineraria

0.13 ± 0.35

Gibbula umbilicalis

0.25 ± 0.71

2 ± 1.60 [3]

4.88 ± 4.36 [2]

7.13 ± 7.85 [2]

6.5 ± 3.66 [2]

12.38 ± 12.83 [2]

Littorina littorea

0.13 ± 0.35

0.25 ± 0.71

0.13 ± 0.35

0.75 ± 1.39

Littorina obtusata

0.25 ± 0.46

Mytilus edulis

0.13 ± 0.35

0.25 ± 0.46

0.13 ± 0.35

0.13 ± 0.35

 Nassarius reticulatus

0.13 ± 0.35

 Nucula hanleyi

0.38 ± 0.74

 Ruditapes philippinarum

0.13 ± 0.35

0.13 ± 0.35

 Venerupis corrugata

0.75 ± 1.04

0.38 ± 0.74

0.75 ± 0.71

0.63 ± 0.52 [5]

0.75 ± 1.03 [3]

0.13 ± 0.35

Arthropoda—11 taxa

 Ampithoe rubricata

0.13 ± 0.35

0.63 ± 1.41

 Cancer pagurus

0.13 ± 0.35

0.13 ± 0.35

 Carcinus maenas

0.13 ± 0.35

2.5 ± 2.51 [4]

0.13 ± 0.35

0.13 ± 0.35

1.75 ± 2.05

 Cyathura carinata

0.25 ± 0.71

0.38 ± 1.06

8.38 ± 6.16 [3]

 Dynamene bidentata

1.5 ± 1.60 [4]

0.25 ± 0.46

0.25 ± 0.46

0.25 ± 0.71

0.88 ± 1.25

 Gnathia dentata

0.13 ± 0.35

0.13 ± 0.35

0.13 ± 0.35

 Idotea granulosa

0.13 ± 0.35

 Melita palmata

0.13 ± 0.35

 Monocorophium acherusicum

0.13 ± 0.35

 Pilumnus hirtellus

0.38 ± 0.52

0.25 ± 0.71

0.13 ± 0.35

 Porcellana platycheles

0.63 ± 0.92

2.88 ± 5.36 [2]

1.38 ± 2.33

2.13 ± 2.23 [3]

0.63 ± 1.06 [4]

4.38 ± 3.25 [4]

Cnidaria—1 taxon

 Actiniaria

0.13 ± 0.35

2.13 ± 3.23

Echinodermata—1 taxon

 Amphipholis squamata

0.13 ± 0.35

0.13 ± 0.35

Insecta—1 taxon

 Axelsonia littoralis

0.13 ± 0.35

  1. Bold numbers in brackets are ranks of top five species in each studied area