Table 8. Number of individuals and number of species of each major taxon of 
motile macroinvertebrates from the north and south jetties. 
NORTH JETTY SOUTH JETTY 
No. No. No. No. 
TAXON of Individuals of Species of Individuals of Species 
Total Percent Total Percent Total Percent Total Percent 
Number of Total Number of Total Number of Total Number of Total 
Amphipoda 2183 53.6 25 21.0 2313 73.7 24 38.1 
Isopoda 742 18.2 6 5.0 498 15.9 6 oS) 
Mollusca 481 11.8 28 23.5 215 6.8 7 11.1 
Polychaeta 242 5.9 32 26.9 58 1.8 12 18.8 
Decapoda 209 5.1 17 14.3 26 0.8 7 11.1 
Echinodermata 159 3.9 4 3.4 2 0.1 1 1.6 
Nemertinea 25 0.6 1 0.8 17 0.5 1 1.6 
Nematoda 11 0.3 1 0.8 3 0.1 1 1.6 
Pycnogonida 8 0.2 3 2.5 7 0.2 3 4.8 
Turbellaria 5 0.1 1 0.8 0 0 0 0 
Sipunculida 4 0.1 1 0.8 0 0 0 0 
-Mysidacea 0 0 0 0 1 <0.1 1 1.6 
TOTAL 4069 119 3140 63 
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