Latitudinal Variation into the Macrofaunal Assemblages Associated to Zostera noltei Seagrass along the Atlantic Coast of Morocco
Table 6
Results of SIMPER analysis showing the average similarity within the different benthic assemblages. Assemblages were identified by the hierarchical ascendant classification analysis and the characteristic species of each benthic assemblage.
Groups
G I
G II
G III
G IV
Average similarity (%)
60.51
56.36
63.52
53.11
Species contribution, %
Abra tenuis
6.89
Actinia equina
6.60
Aphelochaeta sp.
6.53
Cerastoderma edule
7.09
Cirriformia tentaculata
8.35
Cyathura carinata
10.48
5.64
Diopatra sp.
6.35
Euclymene palermitana
7.16
Hediste diversicolor
5.79
Heteromastus filiformis
13.08
2.75
5.10
Idotea chelipes
10.70
7.64
7.23
5.37
Lysianassa ceratina
7.97
Melita palmata
6.41
Microdeutopus chelifer
1.91
5.61
Nicomache (Loxochona) trispinata
5.37
Peringia ulvae
17.60
8.83
Scoloplos armiger
5.48
Scrobicularia plana
13.77
6.96
Urothoe elegans
5.44
Bold values refer to the highest contributive species on the similarity in each benthic assemblage.
