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Table 8 Mean percentage of dominant (>5%) and subdominant (>1%) nematode genera present in 0–1 cm sediment horizon from the stations from the northeast North Atlantic [28].

From: Biodiversity of nematode assemblages from the region of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, an area of commercial mining interest

PAP 1989

PAP 1991

MAP

Acantholaimus 15.2%

Thalassomonhystera 17.3%

Acantholaimus 24.0%

Thalassomonhystera 15.0%

Acantholaimus 12.0%

Thalassomonhystera 11.7%

Halalaimus 9.0%

Halalaimus 7.0%

Daptonema 11.5

Elzalia 6.4%

Prochromadorella 6.4%

Halalaimus 11.1

Chromadorina 5.0%

Enchonema 6.3%

Metadesmolaimus 3.5

Quadricoma 4.7%

Daptonema 5.2%

Campylaimus 3.5

Daptonema 4.4%

Pareudesmoscolex 4.3%

Amphimonhystrella 3.0

Campylaimus 4.1%

Desmoscolex 3.9%

Pomponema 1.6

Microlaimus 3.9%

Molgolaimus 3.8%

Quadricoma 1.6

Desmoscolex 2.7%

Campylaimus 3.8%

Chromadora 1.4

Actinonema 2.0%

Quadricoma 3.0%

Cyartonema 1.4

Aegialoalaimus 1.9%

Elzalia 2.6%

Desmoscolex 1.4

Prochromadora 1.8%

Diplopeltua/ Diplopeltoides 2.6%

Actinonema 1.2

Linhystera 1.6%

Diplolaimella/ Diplolaimelloides 1.7%

Innocuonema 1.2

Metadesmolaimus 1.5%

Pareudesmoscolex 1.6%

Dolichoalaimus 1.1

Diplopeltula 1.4%

Manganonema 1.6%

Syringolaimus 1.1

Scaptrella 1.3%

Karkinochromadora 1.3%

Diplopeltoides 1.1

Pierrickia 1.3%

Aegialoalaimus 1.1%

 

Amphimonhystrella 1.0%

Amphimonhystrella 1.1%

 
  1. The genera are listed in order of dominance per station. PAP = Porcupine Abyssal plain, MAP = Madeira Abyssal Plain.