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Chapter 3 - Benthic HabitatsCumacea (Pseudoleptocuma minor)Other amphipods (Pontogeneia inermis)MollusksSea butterfly (Thecosomata spp.)ChaetognathaArrow worm (Chaetognatha sp.)Habitat 91 (307 Samples):Mid-position flats at moderate depths (42 to 83 m) on fineto medium sand.ArthropodsAtlantic rock crab (Cancer irroratus)Acadian hermit crab (Pagurus acadianus)Cumacea (Lamprops quadriplicata, Pseudoleptocuma minor)Krill (Thysanoessa inermis, T. longicaudata)Mysid shrimp (Mysidopsis bigelowi, Neomysis americana)Skeleton shrimp (Caprella linearis)Sand shrimp (Crangon septemspinosa)Sea spider (Nymphon rubrum)Striped barnacle (Balanus hameri)Other amphipods (Ampelisca agassizi, A. macrocephala,Calliopius laeviusculus, Casco bigelowi , Ericthonius difformis,Haustorius arenarius, Hippomedon serratus, Melita sp.,Monoculodes sp., Orchomene pinguis, Parahaustorius longimerus,Parathemisto bispinosa, P. compressa, Photis dentate, Podoceropsisnitida, Pontogeneia inermis, Protomedeia fasciata, Psammonyxterranovae, Rhepoxynius epistomus, Tmetonyx cicada, Unciolainermis)Other isopods (Chiridotea arenicola, Chiridotea tuftsi, Cirolanaconcharum, Edotea triloba, Politolana polita)MollusksAtlantic razor (Siliqua costata)Chestnut astarte (Astarte castanea)Convex slipper shell (Crepidula plana)Dog welk (Nassarius trivittatus)Northern moon shell (Lunatia triseriata)Pearly top snail (Margarites groenlandicus)CnidariansNorthern red anemone (Urticina felina)EchinodermsDwarf brittlestar (Amphipholis squamata)BryozoansLacy crusts (Electra pilosa)ChaetognathaArrow worm (Chaetognatha sp.)Habitat 9 (219 Samples):High and mid-postion flats at moderate depth(42 - 101 m) on fine to medium sand.AnnelidsBeard worm (Pogonophora sp.)Mosaic worm (Nothria conchylega)ArthropodsAcadian hermit crab (Pagurus acadianus)MollusksConvex slipper shell (Crepidula plana)Jingle shell (Anomia simplex)EchinodermsGreen sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)Northern sea star (Asterias vulgaris)Spiny sun star (Crossaster papposus)Habitat 12 (56 Samples):Steep slopes and flats at depths over 69 m, on fine tomedium sand.ArthropodsSand shrimp (Crangon septemspinosa)Other amphipods (Diastylis quadrispinosa, D. sculpta)MollusksBean mussel (Crenella glandula)Black Clam (Arctica islandica)Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment • Phase 1 Report 3-31

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