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Chapter 3 - Benthic HabitatsCnidariansBurrowing anemone (Edwardsia elegans)Twelve-tentacle burrowing anemone (Halcampaduodecimcirrata)EchinodermsMud star (Ctenodiscus crispatus)Sea cucumber (Molpadia oolitica)BryozoansHippodiplosia propinquaPhoronidsHorseshoe worm (Phoronis architecta)SipunculidsTube worm (Phascolion strombi)Habitat 1451 (127 Samples):Mid-position flats at shallow to moderate depths(42 - 101 m) on fine sand.ArthropodsAtlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus)Hairy hermit crab (Pagurus arcuatus)Lady crab (Ovalipes ocellatus)MollusksAtlantic razor (Siliqua costata)Dog whelk (Nassarius trivittatus)Spotted northern moon-shell (Lunatia triseriata)Common northern moon snail (Euspira heros)Paper clam (Lyonsia hyalina)Stimpson’s whelk (Colus stimpsoni)CnidariansColonial anemone (Epizoanthus americanus)EchinodermsCommon sand dollar (Echinarachnius parma)Slender-armed star (Leptasterias tenera)Habitat 1078 (305 Samples):Mid-position flats on at moderate depths (61 - 101 m) onfine sand.No diagnostic species, depauperate samples withoccasional sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)Habitat 1028 (67 Samples):Mid-position flats at moderate depths (61 - 101 m) on finesand.ArthropodsAmerican lobster (Homarus americanus)MollusksIceland scallop (Chlamys islandica)Sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)Other gastropods (Stilifer stimpsoni)Habitat 183 (136 Samples):Mid-position flats in shallow to moderate depths(42 - 101 m) on fine sand.No diagnostic species, samples largely empty – someNorthern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus)Moderate Depths (70 - 233 m)Habitat 133 (61 Samples):Mid-position flats at moderate depths (70 - 101 m) onfine sand.AnnelidsClam worm (Nereis pelagica)Feather duster worm (Chone infundibuliformis)Thread worm (Lumbrinerides acuta)Spionid mud worm (Scolelepis squamata)Paraonid worm (Acmira cerruti)Shimmy worm (Nephtys bucera)Syllid worm (Streptosyllis arenae)Threadworm (Notomastus latericeus)ArthropodsFairy shrimp (Erythrops erythrophthalma)3-30Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment • Phase 1 Report