TABLE 3-4 



Groups of Species at the Brenton Reef Site Categorized 



according to their Association with other Species and their 



Abundance in a Given Habitat Type. 



Greatest density in ampeliscid dominated samples: 



Ammotrypane auloaaster 

 Edotea montosa 

 Ptilanthura tenuis 

 Ampelisca aaassizi 

 Photis reinhardii 

 Oliaochaeta spp. 

 Crenella glandula 



(polychaete) 



(isopod) 



(isopod) 



(amphipod) 



(amphipod) 



(bivalve) 



Greatest density in silty samples: 

 Nephtvs incisa (polychaete) 



Pholoe minuta (polychaete) 



Sternaspis scutata (polychaete) 

 Ceriantheopsis americanus (anemone) 



Edwards is elegans (anemone) 



Nucula annulata (bivalve) 



Yoldia sapotilla (bivalve) 



Lucinoma filosa (bivalve) 



Tubulanus pellucidus (nemertine) 



Cossura lonaocirrata (polychaete) 



Capitella capitata (polychaete) 



Owenia oculata (polychaete) 



Polvdora ouadrilobata (polychaete) 



Spio pettibonae (polychaete) 



Phoronis muelleri (phoronid) 



Greatest density in sand and shell: 



Aalaophamus circinata 

 Cirrophorus lyriformis 

 Goniadella gracilis 

 Leiochone dispar 

 Lumbrineris fraailis 

 Pisione remota 

 Schistomeringos caeca 

 Spio setosa 

 Ensis directus 

 Lyons ia hvalina 

 Spisula solidissima 

 Leptoqnatha caeca 

 B yblis serrata 



(polychaete) 



(polychaete) 



(polychaete) 



(polychaete) 



(polychaete) 



(polychaete) 



(polychaete) 



(polychaete) 



(bivalve) 



(bivalve) 



(bivalve) 



(tenaiid) 



(amphipod) 



Normally found in deep 

 estuarine and shelf 

 silty bottoms 



Possible indicators 

 of disturbed habitat 



