Research Article

Benthic Macrofauna Associated with Submerged Bottoms of a Tectonic Estuary in Tropical Eastern Pacific

Table 5

*Exclusive species of Group A. **Exclusive species of Group B. ***Frequent species of Groups A-B.

Localities/speciesLNELNGCHIMAYMONIPMBJLARP

PORIFERA
Placospongia carinata*111
Verongia sp.***1111

CNIDARIA
Leptogorgia alba***111111
Pacifigorgia eximia***1111
Tubastrea coccinea1
Renilla sp.**11

POLYCHAETA
Eunice sp.***11
Platynereis sp.***11
Sabella sp.*1
Notomastus sp.*1
Megalomma sp.*1
Palolo sp.*1

MOLLUSCA
Acirsa murrha*1
Acanthais brevidentata***1111
Acteocina sp.1
Anachis sp.*1
Anachis pygmaea*1
Anadara Formosa1
Arca mutabilis*1
Barbatia reevana*11
Bulla gouldiana*11
Bulla punctulata*1
Bursa corrugata*11111
Bursa nana1
Caecum undatum*1
Caecum sp.***11
Cantharus sp.**1
Cantharus elegans * 1
Cantharus ringens*11111
Cantharus sanguinolentus*11
Cardita affinis***11111
Cardita spurca beebei**1
Cardita radiata*111
Cardita sp.1
Cassis centiquadrata*1
Cheilea cepacea***11
Cheilea corrugata**1
Chione amathusia*11
Chione compta*1
Chione gnidia*1
Chione subimbricata*11
Chione subrugosa***111
Cerithium adustum*1
Clementia solida**11
Crepidula aculeata***1111
Crepidula striolata**1
Crucibulum scutellatum*11
Crucibulum spinosum***111
Crucibulum personatum***11
Columbella strombiformis*11
Conus patricius1
Corbula biradiata**11
Corbula sp.1
Cyclinella sacata1
Cymatium vestitum1
Cypraea arabicula*11
Diodora inaequalis*1
Diodora pica*1
Donax carinatus***11
Dosinia sp.*1
Ficus ventricosa1
Fissurella sp.*1
Fissurella sp. 2*1
Fissurella longifissa**1
Fissurella virescens*1111
Fissurella microtrema*11
Florimetis cognata**1
Florimetis dombeii**1
Glycymeris sp.**1
Grandiarca grandis*11
Hindsiclava resina**1
Hipponix grayanus*1
Hipponix panamensis*11
Isognomon recognitus*1
Latirus concentricus*1
Latirus hemphilli*1
Latirus mediamericanus*111
Leptopecten tumbezensis*1
Lithophaga plumula1
Macrocallista sp.***111
Malea ringens*11
Megacypraea cervinetta*1111
Megatella sp.**1
Melongena patula*11
Mitra sp.*1
Mitra lens*1
Modulus disculus*1
Muricanthu sradix***1111
Muricopsis zeteki*111
Nassarius angulicostis*1
Nassarius shaskyi1
Natica broderipiana11
Natica chemnitzii11
Natica unifasciata***111111
Nemocardium sp.*1
Nerita funiculata***1111111
Northia pristis1
Notoacmaea sp.*11
Oliva spendidula*1
Opeatostoma pseudodon*1
Papyridea aspersa*11
Papyridea mantaensis*1
Pecten sp.*1
Pecten perulus*1
Pecten vogdesi*1
Petaloconchus innumerabilis**11
Petaloconchus complicatus***1111
Petricola exarata***111
Pholadidea esmeraldensis*111
Pinctada mazatlanica***111
Pitar aequinoctalis*1
Polinices uber*1
Polystira nobilis1
Protothaca ecuadoriana*1
Psammotreta mazatlanica1
Psammotreta viridotincta***11
Pteria sp.***111
Semele sp.***11
Scaphande cylindrellus**1
Strigilla disjuncta**11
Strigilla chroma**11
Strombus galeatus*11
Tagelus affinis**11
Tellina sp.*11
Tellina subtrigona1
Terebra robusta**11
Terebra glauca11
Thais biserialis*111
Thais melones*111
Thais speciosa*1
Trachycardium pistipleura*11
Trachycardium senticosum***111
Trachycardium sp.*1
Trigoniocardia biangulata**1
Trigoniocardia guanacastensis***111
Trigoniocardia granifera*1
Turbonilla sp.**1
Turritella anactor*1
Turritella leucostoma1
Tripsycha tulipa*1
Vermicularia pellucida***1111
Zonaria robertsi * 11111

CRUSTACEA
Alpheus sp.*1
Alpheus cylindricus*1
Alpehus formosus*111
Alpheus wickstenae***1111
Ambidexter panamensis***11
Aniculus elegans*1
Callinectes toxotes*11
Cleantioides vonprahli1
Clibanarius panamensis***111111
Cycloxanthops vittatus*111
Daldorfia garthi*1
Dardanus sinistripes1
Farfantepenaeus californiensis1
Gonodactylidae sp.*1
Hepatus kossmanni1
Menippe frontalis*111
Mithrax spinipes*1
Pachycheles panamensis***11
Panopeus chilensis***111111
Panopeus purpureus***1111111
Panulirus gracilis*1111
Petrolisthes armatus***11111
Petrolisthes nobilii***111111
Petrolisthes edwardsii***1111
Petrolisthes galathinus11
Petrolisthes glasselli*1
Petrolisthes ortmanni*111
Petrolisthes vicarius*1
Petrolisthes haigae*11
Pilumnus sp.*111
Pilumnus limosus*1
Pilumnus nobili*111
Pilumnus townsendi***111
Pinnotheres sp.**1
Pisidia magdalenensis*111
Podochela angulata*1
Squillaaculeataaculeata***1111
Synalpheus nobilii***11
Synalpheu stownsendi peruvianus***111
Trizopagurus sp.1
Trizopagurus magnificus*111
Typton serratus*11
Upogebia thistle*1

ECHINODERMATA
Diadema mexicanum*1
Echinometra vanbrunti*1111
Encope sp.**1
Hesperocidaris asteriscus*11
Holothuria hilla*111
Holothuria impatiens*1
Holothuria inhabilis*111
Holothuria leucospilota*111
Isostichopus fuscus*1
Luidia superba1
Ophiocoma sp.1
Ophiocoma aethiops*1111
Ophiocoma alexandri*11
Ophioderma panamensi*11
Ophionerei sannulata*111
Ophiotrix spiculata***11111
Pharia pyramidata*11
Phataria unifascialis*111