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Top 10 species contributing to similarity<br />

<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> Saldanha <strong>Bay</strong> & Langebaan Lagoon <strong>2011</strong><br />

Benthic macr<strong>of</strong>auna<br />

Table 7.2. Top ten species characterising <strong>the</strong> benthic macr<strong>of</strong>aunal communities in Small <strong>Bay</strong>, Salamander <strong>Bay</strong> and Donkergat in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />

Group<br />

(similarity)<br />

A1 (62%)<br />

North Small <strong>Bay</strong><br />

A2 (55%)<br />

Ore Terminal and Mussel Farms<br />

A3 (56%)<br />

Salamander <strong>Bay</strong> and Donkergat<br />

Species Common name/group Species Common name/group Species Common name/group<br />

Upogebia capensis Mud prawn Upogebia capensis Mud prawn Upogebia capensis Mud prawn<br />

Thaumastoplax<br />

spiralis<br />

Polydora sp.<br />

Hippomedon<br />

normalis<br />

Heteromastus<br />

filiformis<br />

Ochaetostoma<br />

capense<br />

Nassarius<br />

speciosus<br />

Three-legged crab Polydora sp. Polychaete Polydora sp. Polychaete<br />

Polychaete<br />

Amphipod<br />

Polychaete<br />

Tongueworms<br />

Ochaetostoma<br />

capense<br />

Thaumastoplax<br />

spiralis<br />

Hippomedon<br />

normalis<br />

Ampelisca<br />

spinimana<br />

Tongueworms Euclymene sp. Polychaete<br />

Three-legged crab<br />

Hymenosoma<br />

orbiculare<br />

Crown crab<br />

Amphipod Nephtys hombergi Sand worm<br />

Amphipod Ostracoda Ostracod<br />

Purple-lipped dog whelk Eunoe nodulosa Polychaete Diopatra monroi Polychaete<br />

Ostracoda A (spiky) Ostracod Paramoera capensis Amphipod Glycera convoluta Polychaete<br />

Nephtys hombergi Sandworm Ampelisca anomala Amphipod Tellina gilchristi Gilchrist's tellin<br />

Glycera convoluta Polychaete Nassarius speciosus Purple-lipped dog whelk Venerupis corrugata Corrugated Venus (Bivalve)<br />

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