Hawkes, Nickolas; Korabik, Michelle; Beazley, Lindsay; Rapp, Hans Tore; Xavier, Joana R; Kenchington, Ellen L (2019): (Table S1) List of 95 epibenthic megafauna recorded from five photo-transects collected in Emerald Basin [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.903675, In supplement to: Hawkes, N et al. (2019): Glass sponge grounds on the Scotian Shelf and their associated biodiversity. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 614, 91-109, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12903
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Project(s):
Funding:
Horizon 2020 (H2020), grant/award no. 679849: Deep-sea Sponge Grounds Ecosystems of the North Atlantic
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 44.100000 * Median Longitude: -62.850000 * South-bound Latitude: 43.900000 * West-bound Longitude: -63.100000 * North-bound Latitude: 44.300000 * East-bound Longitude: -62.600000
Event(s):
HUD-2011-010_transects * Latitude Start: 44.300000 * Longitude Start: -62.600000 * Latitude End: 43.900000 * Longitude End: -63.100000 * Location: off Nova Scotia * Campaign: HUD2011-010 * Basis: Hudson
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phylum | Phylum | Hawkes, Nickolas | |||
| 2 | Taxon/taxa | Taxa | Hawkes, Nickolas | |||
| 3 | Comment | Comment | Hawkes, Nickolas | |||
| 4 | Description | Description | Hawkes, Nickolas | |||
| 5 | Taxa | Taxa | % | Hawkes, Nickolas | transect 5 | |
| 6 | Number of individuals | Ind No | # | Hawkes, Nickolas | transect 5 | |
| 7 | Taxa | Taxa | % | Hawkes, Nickolas | transect 18 | |
| 8 | Number of individuals | Ind No | # | Hawkes, Nickolas | transect 18 | |
| 9 | Taxa | Taxa | % | Hawkes, Nickolas | transect 19 | |
| 10 | Number of individuals | Ind No | # | Hawkes, Nickolas | transect 19 | |
| 11 | Taxa | Taxa | % | Hawkes, Nickolas | transect 20 | |
| 12 | Number of individuals | Ind No | # | Hawkes, Nickolas | transect 20 | |
| 13 | Taxa | Taxa | % | Hawkes, Nickolas | transect 21 | |
| 14 | Number of individuals | Ind No | # | Hawkes, Nickolas | transect 21 |
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Size:
1270 data points
Data
| 1 Phylum | 2 Taxa | 3 Comment | 4 Description | 5 Taxa [%] (transect 5) | 6 Ind No [#] (transect 5) | 7 Taxa [%] (transect 18) | 8 Ind No [#] (transect 18) | 9 Taxa [%] (transect 19) | 10 Ind No [#] (transect 19) | 11 Taxa [%] (transect 20) | 12 Ind No [#] (transect 20) | 13 Taxa [%] (transect 21) | 14 Ind No [#] (transect 21) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annelida | Sabellidae sp. 1 | Short erect tube with small white to purple plume. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Annelida | Serpulidae spp. | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Calcareous tubes with a white plume at the end occasionally visible. Observed singly or in large clusters on rock or horizontally across soft sediment. | 8.9 | 249 | 23.6 | 188 | 10.5 | 612 | 6.2 | 480 | 16.9 | 178 |
| Arthropoda | Cancer borealis | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Arthropoda | Cancer irroratus | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Arthropoda | Inachidae sp. 1 | Species of arrow crab found on Vazella pourtalesi. Body is orangered in colour and ~1 cm in size. Eight, long, striped legs. Stripes are beige and a darker red-orange than body. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Arthropoda | Malacostraca spp. | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Taxon encompasses several species of shrimp, with many individuals belonging to Family Pandalidae. | 2.7 | 76 | 4.0 | 32 | 2.9 | 166 | 3.0 | 234 | 7.2 | 76 |
| Arthropoda | Pycnogonida spp. | Sea spiders with eight, long legs, and red- orange in colour. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bryozoa | Bryozoa sp. 1 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Erect fan-shaped bryozoan with thin, dichotomous branches. Tan to white in colour. | 0.0 | 0 | 2.1 | 17 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 51 | 2.5 | 27 |
| Bryozoa | Bryozoa sp. 2 | Fan-shaped bryozoan, with white relatively thick branches. Branching is dichotomous. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bryozoa | Bryozoa sp. 4 | Flattened, white bryozoan with iridescent branches. Single main stem anchored in soft sediment. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Bryozoa | Bryozoa sp. 5 | Bushy bryozoan found on soft sediment. White in colour with thin dichotomous branches. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | |
| Chordata | Ascidiacea spp. | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Oblong-shaped ascidians found on rocks or soft sediment. Siphons, when visible, are usually small. Surface often covered in debris. | 0.4 | 12 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.7 | 39 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.7 | 7 |
| Chordata | Didemnidae sp. 1 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Colonial tunicate. White to off-white in colour; growth is typically more lateral than vertical. Punctate surface, with visible siphons that are sometimes "chimney-like". | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 32 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Chordata | Gadus morhua | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Chordata | Pollachius virens | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Chordata | cf. Leptoclinus maculatus | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Chordata | cf. Lumpenus lampretaeformis | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Chordata | cf. Lycodes vahlii | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | 0.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.9 | 10 | |
| Chordata | cf. Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Chordata | Sebastes spp. | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Redfish with alternating bands of dark and light pink. Large dorsal fin with orange and black at the tip. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.9 | 19 |
| Cnidaria | Actiniaria sp. 8 | Large anemone with multiple rows of fleshy tentacles that curl towards their tips. Pink-orange in colour. Possibly from the genus Stomphia. | 0.2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Cnidaria | Actiniaria sp. 9 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Small anemone with numerous semi-translucent tentacles. Tentacles long relative to oral disc and short column. Usually found on rocks. | 21.8 | 612 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 19 | 0.5 | 37 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cnidaria | Actiniaria sp. 28 | Medium-sized anemone with three rows of long tentacles. Oral disc is dark pink and wide. Each row of tentacles, moving outwards, is a lighter shade of pink. | 0.2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Cnidaria | Actiniaria spp. | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Taxon encompasses all non-distinct anemones. Usually small to medium in size, ranging in colour from orange to pale pink. | 22.4 | 629 | 2.8 | 22 | 18.4 | 1070 | 40.4 | 3132 | 0.7 | 7 |
| Cnidaria | Actiniaria/Cerianthidae sp. 1 | Large anemone or cerianthid on soft sediment. Small dark red oral disc and very long, thin, semi-translucent tentacles. No apparent column, oral disc and tentacles rest directly on soft sediment. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | |
| Cnidaria | Actiniaria/Cerianthidae sp. 2 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Medium-sized anemone or cerianthid with no apparent column. Purple oral disc with pale tentacles that are often sediment covered. Tentacles long relative to oral disc. | 0.2 | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cnidaria | Bolocera tuediae | 0.2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Cnidaria | Pachycerianthus borealis | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 17 | 0.3 | 22 | 0.7 | 7 | |
| Cnidaria | Flabellum macandrewi | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2.5 | 190 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Cnidaria | Zoanthidae spp. | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Taxon encompasses all colonial zoanthids. | 0.1 | 2 | 22.4 | 178 | 9.9 | 573 | 4.3 | 336 | 3.7 | 39 |
| Cnidaria | Pennatula aculeata | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | 0.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 5 | |
| Cnidaria | Hydrozoa sp. 1 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Erect stem with thin branches in a single plane. Tan or sediment-coloured. Main stem thicker than branches. | 0.3 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 27 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Echinodermata | Henricia sp. 1 | Long-rayed, yellow sea star. Small central disc with 5 long arms that curl upwards at the tips. Surface smooth. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Echinodermata | Henricia sp. 2 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | White, long-rayed sea star with a small central disc and 5 long arms. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 5 |
| Echinodermata | Pteraster cf. pulvillus | Short-rayed sea star with robust central disc, 5 short arms. Mostly sediment-coloured with tips of the arms slightly lighter in colour. Pteraster militaris also present in area, and given the sediment cover on these specs a cf. designation was given | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Echinodermata | Conocrinus lofotensis | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 22 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Echinodermata | Ophiuroidea spp. | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Taxon encompasses all non-distinct and partially buried brittle stars. | 0.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 17 | 0.7 | 39 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.9 | 10 |
| Echinodermata | Ophiopholis aculeata | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 19 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | |
| Echinodermata | Ophiopholis aculeata/ Ophiacantha bidentata | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Mollusca | Astarte sp. 1 | Bivalve with a rounded-triangular shape. Concentric growth rings with a lighter umbo. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Mollusca | Anomiidae sp. 1 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Ovate shell attached mainly to rocks. Surface has a slight sheen and often lighter spots. | 2.2 | 61 | 0.3 | 2 | 4.0 | 232 | 6.1 | 470 | 2.5 | 27 |
| Mollusca | Gastropoda sp. 1 | Long, narrow, white gastropod with many whorls. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Nemertea | Nemertea spp. | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Relatively short and thick, fleshy worm. No segmentation observed and appears relatively flat. Redpink in colour. | 0.3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 1 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Thin, grey-translucent sponge encrusted on rock. Surface "dotted" in appearance. | 0.6 | 17 | 1.2 | 10 | 0.8 | 46 | 0.3 | 27 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 3 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | White, spherical sponge. Surface appears soft and covered in small oscula. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 4 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Opaque white cushion sponge encrusted on rock. Oscula, flat or with "chimneys", sometimes visible. | 8.2 | 229 | 4.0 | 32 | 3.7 | 214 | 4.1 | 319 | 1.4 | 15 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 8 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Thick cushion sponge, white to off-white and semi-translucent in colour. Surface tuberculated with the appearance of white speckles. Small oscula visible. | 0.3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.6 | 93 | 0.8 | 58 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 12 | Grey sponge encrusted on rock. Surface conulate with small oscula occasionally visible. May have oscular chimneys. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 14 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Yellow cushion sponge on rock with one large osculum. Some individuals appear conulated and others appear smooth. This is thought to be due to image quality and view, but more than one species might be present. | 0.8 | 22 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.6 | 46 | 0.7 | 7 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 16 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | White-grey, thick cushion encrusted on rock. Oscula of varying sizes with raised edges are visible. Irregularly shaped, surface smooth with striation lines that appear to form a starburst like pattern. | 0.3 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 21 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Cushion sponge encrusted on rock. Oscula visible. White in colour with a green tinge. | 0.3 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 39 | 0.3 | 24 | 0.5 | 5 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 22 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Grey and sheet-like encrusted on rock. Small oscula visible and often quite numerous. | 2.6 | 73 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.1 | 66 | 0.9 | 68 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 25 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Relatively thick cushion sponge. Oscula have slightly raided edges. Surface smooth and white in colour. | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 20 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 26 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | White globular sponge found on a clump of dead Vazella pourtalesi, but likely not one because lack of spicules. A few oscula are visible. | 0.5 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.3 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 39 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | White-grey cushion sponge. Tuberculated surface with fairly large oscular chimneys. | 0.4 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.6 | 95 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 40 | White to tan globular sponge. Occasionally sediment covered. | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 44 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Thin encrusting sponge and white, semi-translucent in colour. Surface appears striated. | 0.3 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.3 | 27 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 45 | White cushion sponge with a conulate surface. Large spicules protrude from the cones. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 46 | Bright orange cushion sponge with visible oscula. Surface appears wrinkled. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 48 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Cushion sponge with numerous ostia visible. Ranging from white to orange in colour. | 0.4 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 49 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Rigid arborescent sponge. White in colour with distinct pores. Branches are irregular in form and truncated at the end. Mostly found on or in close proximity to Vazella pourtalesi. Possibly a species of Hamacantha. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.3 | 24 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 58 | Small (~1 cm) stalked sponge with a single osculum at the terminal end. | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 60 | Small, tubular-shaped sponge attached to spicules. Surface smoother than Vazella pourtalesi. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 61 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Yellow-green cushion sponge encrusted on rock. Ostia or pore sieves appear to be visible. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.7 | 7 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 62 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Cushion sponge encrusted on rock. Light yellow in colour. Surface appears slightly soft or fuzzy. Small oscula visible. | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 37 | 0.4 | 32 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 63 | Large cushion to massive sponge encrusted on rock. White to pale blue in colour and partially sediment-covered. Surface uneven forming small mounds. Oscula present. | 0.2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 64 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Cushion sponge on rock. Completely sediment covered, only oscula with raised edges visible. Shape irregular. | 0.2 | 5 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.3 | 24 | 1.4 | 15 |
| Porifera | Porifera sp. 65 | Large branching erect sponge w. several prominent tubular growths stemming from central body. Oscular openings visible at apical ends, outlined by a flared, thin rim of tissue. Surface is soft in appearance w. visible pores. Possibly a sp. of Schaudinnia | 0.2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Porifera | Hymedesmiidae sp. 1 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Thin to thick, almost globular in morphology, cushion encrusting on rock. Bright blue-green in colour. Surface covered in large circular pore sieves with raised edges. Some observed in the process of closing or closed. | 0.5 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 39 | 4.5 | 349 | 7.2 | 76 |
| Porifera | Hymedesmiidae sp. 4 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | White cushion encrusted on rock. Often partially sediment covered. Surface covered in large circular pore sieves with raised edges. | 3.6 | 102 | 0.3 | 2 | 3.2 | 188 | 4.9 | 380 | 3.0 | 32 |
| Porifera | Hymedesmiidae sp. 5 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Surface always covered in sediment and relatively even. Covered in large circular pores with raised edges. Very thin, almost sheet-like. | 3.0 | 85 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 17 | 0.8 | 58 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Porifera | Polymastia andrica | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3.0 | 32 | |
| Porifera | Polymastia cf. uberrima | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 5 | |
| Porifera | Stylocordyla borealis | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Porifera | Vazella pourtalesi | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | 5.3 | 149 | 3.7 | 29 | 7.7 | 448 | 6.5 | 500 | 4.6 | 49 | |
| Porifera/ Chordata | Porifera/Ascidiacea sp. 1 | Grey and oblong with a distinct round opening on top. Resembles both a sponge and ascidian. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Porifera/ Chordata | Porifera/Didemnidae sp. 1 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | White, globular to lobose in morphology. Resembles both a sponge and didemnid ascidian. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 21 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Small erect branching organism. Sediment coloured with all branches extending from axial stalk. Possible foraminiferan. | 1.3 | 37 | 2.1 | 17 | 0.6 | 37 | 0.3 | 27 | 4.6 | 49 |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 22 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Tubes on Vazella pourtalesi. | 1.7 | 49 | 1.8 | 15 | 3.2 | 188 | 2.6 | 202 | 4.4 | 46 |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 3G | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Sediment covered white colonial organism. Possible zoanthid, but no tentacles are visible. | 0.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 32 | Small, orange, thin worm- or tentacle-like organism. Partially sediment covered. Could be a Nemertea. | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 33 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Thin erect stalk with a curled tip. Similar in appearance to a question mark. | 7.3 | 205 | 24.8 | 197 | 21.1 | 1226 | 4.3 | 334 | 20.4 | 214 |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 54 | White flat disc-shaped organism. Protruding from rock. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 82 | White rock-shaped organism with specks that could be oscula. Possible sponge. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 86 | Light blue organism found on soft sediment. Slightly dome-shaped with a distinct lighter patch in the middle. Possible nudibranch. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 87 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Sediment coloured sac-shaped organism. Possibly a sponge or tunicate. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 7 |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 114 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Sediment covered thick tubeshaped object on rock. Possibly a worm from family Terebellidae. | 0.2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 24 | 0.3 | 22 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 142 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Very thin, sediment-covered organism in a spiral arrangement. | 0.4 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.4 | 32 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 169 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Globular encrusting organism on rock. Small openings possibly seen. | 0.2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.5 | 29 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 199 | Transparent organism approximately 2 cm. Concentration of pigments in "head" region. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 2G7 | Small, red object in Vazella pourtalesi spicules. Possible bivalve. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 209 | constitutes >= 0.25% of the total abundance of any one transect; analyzed in multivariate statistics | Pale beige encrusting organism. Possible sponge. | 0.4 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 | 17 | 1.4 | 15 |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 226 | Red-pink, tube-like encrusting organism approximately 2 cm. Found on rock adjacent to a spicule mat. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 275 | Polychaete- or nematode-like organism, roughly 1 cm in length. White-pink in colour. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | |
| Unidentified | Unidentified 285 | Possible brachiopod. | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 |