Table 5-11. The Relative Abundance of Invertebrate Species Commonly 

 Taken in Samples of Maine's Sand Flats, as Determined 

 by Rank Score Analysis^ 



Taxonomic jiame 



Score 

 (highest possible 

 score 100) 



Common name 



Oligochaeta 



Acanthohaustorius millsi 



Nematoda 



Pygospio elegans 



Spiophanes bombyx 



Nereis virens 



Protohaustorius 

 deichmannae 



Psammonyx nobilis 



Mya arenaria 



Exogone hebes 



Scolecolepides viridis 



Chirodotea coeca 



52 

 42 

 39 

 37 

 31 

 30 

 29 



29 



24.50 

 22.50 

 20 

 15 



Oligochaete 



amphipod 



Nematodes 



polychaete 



polychaete 



sand worm 



amphipod 



amphipod 



soft-shelled clam 

 polychaete 

 polychaete 

 isopod 



'Larsen and Doggett 1978^. 



5-103 



10-80 



