Research Article

Polychaete Annelid Biomass Size Spectra: The Effects of Hypoxia Stress

Table 3

Similarity percentage (SIMPER) contribution of polychaete species in each group (top two sets). Species that contributed to the dissimilarities between the groups at the bottom.

GroupSpeciesContri%Cum%

1 (Av. Sim. = 48.32%)Paraprionospio pinnata20.1720.17
Mediomastus californiensis14.4737.64
Cossura soyeri12.7347.37
Aricidea (Acmira) sp.11.5758.94

2 (Av. Sim. = 46.98%)Paraprionospio pinnata8.558.55
Mediomastus californiensis8.0216.57
Sthenelais sp.6.6223.19
Nereis micromma6.5429.73
Cossura soyeri6.3736.1

1 & 2 (Av. Dis.Sim. = 64.30%)Nereis micromma3.73.7
Magelona sp. H2.866.56
Sthenelais sp.2.839.38
Tharyx annulosus2.812.18