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Chapter 3 - Benthic HabitatsAnnelidsBamboo worm (Praxillura ornata)Clam worm (Nereis grayi)Feather duster worm (Euchone incolor)Flabelliger worm (Brada villosa, Diplocirrus hirsutus,Pherusa aspera)Thread worm (Lumbrineris hebes, Ninoe nigripes,Lumbrineris hebes)Paddle worm (Eulalia bilineata)Paraonid worm (Cirrophorus lyriformis)Scale worm (Harmothoe extenuata)Sea mouse (Aphrodita hastata)Sphaerod worm (Sphaerodoridium claparedi, S. minuta)Syllid worm (Typosyllis alternata)Terebellid worm (Nicolea venustula,Polycirrus sp.)Other polychaetes (Drilonereis longa, Meiodorvillea minuta,Scalibregma inflatum)ArthropodsCumacea (Petalosarsia declivis, Campylaspis affinis)Other amphipods (Ampelisca vadorum, Anonyx sarsi, Cascobigelowi, Leptocheirus pinguis, Orchomella minuta, O. pinguis)Other isopods (Janira alta, Pleurogonium inerme)MollusksBean mussel (Crenella decussata)Conrad’s thracia (Thracia morrisoni)Mussel (Musculus discors)Nutclam (Nucula delphinodonta)Alvania (Alvania carinata)Stimpson’s whelk (Colus pubescens)Striate aclis (Aclis striata)CnidariansTwelve-tentacle burrowing anemone(Halcampa duodecimcirrata)520 (31 Samples):Mid position flats and depressions at moderate depths(45 - 82) on mostly coarse to occsasionaly fine sand.AnnelidsBamboo worm (Rhodine gracilior, R. Loveni)Bristleworm (Spiophanes wigleyi, Terebellides atlantis)Chevron worm (Goniada brunnea, G.maculata,Ophioglycera gigantea)Clam worm (Nereis zonata)Fan worm (Myxicola infundiliulum)Feather duster worm (Euchone elegans)Fringe worm (Dodecaceria corallii)Thread worm (Lumbrineris brevipes)Spionid mud worm (Laonice cirrata, Minuspio cirrifera,Polydora giardi, Prionospio steenstrupi)Orbiniid worm (Scoloplos armiger)Paddle worm (Anaitides mucosa, Eumida sanguinea,Mystides boreali, Notophyllum foliosum)Paraonid worm (Aricidea belgicae, Cirrophorus furcatus)Parchment worm (Spiochaetopterus oculatus)Sandbar worm (Ophelina acuminata)Scale worm (Arcteobia anticostiensis, Gattyana nutti,Gattyana sp. Harmothoe imbricate, Pholoe minuta)Spaghetti-mouth worm (Amphicteis gunneri, Melinna cristata,M.elisabethae)Syllid worm (Exogone verugera, Sphaerosyllis erinaceus,Typosyllis tegulum)Terebellid worm (Eupolymnia nebulosa, Polycirrus eximius,P. Medusa, Streblosoma spiralis)Threadworm (Notomastus latericeus)Other polychaetes (Aberranta enigmatica)ArthropodLong-horned skeleton shrimp (Aeginina longicornis)Cumacea (Eudorella pusilla)Other amphipods (Eriopisa elongate, Anonyx liljeborgi,Ampelisca agassizi, Diastylis quadrispinosa, Ericthoniusfasciatus, Harpinia propinqua, Photis dentata, Phoxocephalusholbolli, Unciola irrorata)Other decapods (Axius serratus)MollusksAstarte (Astarte undata)Hatchet shell (Thyasira flexuosa)Heart clam (Cyclocardia borealis)3-48Northwest Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment • Phase 1 Report