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. 2017 Nov 2;12(11):e0187491. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187491

Table 2. Pelagic cnidarians and ctenophores caught by macrozoozooplankton trawl at the different superstations, sorted according to taxonomic order.

Hydromedusae’ refers to specimens not identified further than subclass Hydroidolina. All depth strata sampled are combined for each superstation. Average abundance, over the entire water column, is presented in individuals 100 000 m-3. For siphonophores, and stations with missing subsamples, no abundance estimate is provided; + indicates presence. Frequency of occurrence (FO) shows the percentage of stations (n = 17) at which a species was observed. For complete data, see supplementary S1 Table.

Superstation 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 28 30 32 34 36 FO %
Anthoathecata Bythotiara murrayi + 5.9
Calycopsis bigelowi 0.3 5.9
Sibogita geometrica 0.3 5.9
Pandeidae 0.3 5.9
Leptothecata Chromatonema rubrum + 0.9 + + 3.0 6.2 + + + 2.3 + + 0.6 76.5
Modeeria rotunda + 5.9
Leptomedusae + 0.3 11.8
Siphonophorae Abyla trigona + 5.9
Abyla sp. + + 11.8
Abylopsis tetragona + + 11.8
Abylopsis sp. + 5.9
Abylidae + + + 17.6
Amphicaryon acaule + + 11.8
Amphicaryon ernesti + 5.9
Amphicaryon peltifera + 5.9
Amphicaryon sp. + 5.9
Bassia bassensis + + + 17.6
Ceratocymba leuckarti + 5.9
Ceratocymba sagittata + + + 17.6
Ceratocymba sp. + + 11.8
Chelophyes appendiculata + + + + + 29.4
Chuniphyes multidentata + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100.0
Chuniphyes sp. + + + + + + + + + + 58.8
Clausophyes galeata + + 11.8
Clausophyes moserae + 5.9
Clausophyes sp. + + 11.8
Diphyes dispar + + 11.8
Diphyidae + + 11.8
Eudoxoides spiralis + 5.9
Hippopodius hippopus + + + + + 29.4
Lensia conoidea + + 11.8
Lensia sp. + + + 17.6
Maresearsia praeclara + + + 17.6
Nectadamas diomedeae + + + 17.6
Nectopyramis natans + 5.9
Nectopyramis thetis + + + + + + + 41.2
Nectopyramis sp. + 5.9
Praya dubia + 5.9
Praya sp. + 5.9
Prayidae + + + 17.6
Rosacea sp. + + + + + + + 41.2
Vogtia glabra + + + + + 29.4
Vogtia pentacantha + + + + + + + + 47.1
Vogtia serrata + + + + + 29.4
Vogtia spinosa + + + + 23.5
Vogtia sp. + + + + 23.5
Calycophorae + + 11.8
Agalma okeni + 5.9
Agalma sp. + 5.9
Apolemia uvaria + 5.9
Bargmannia amoena + 5.9
Halistemma striata + 5.9
Halistemma sp. + + + + + + 35.3
Physophora hydrostatica + + + 17.6
Stephanomia amphytridis + + + + + + + 41.2
Physonectae + + + + + + + + + 52.9
Narcomedusae Aegina citrea 0.3 5.9
Aeginura grimaldii 0.7 + 14.8 + + 93.1 57.6 + + + 41.0 + 7.9 + 24.3 18.2 15.0 100.0
Cunina duplicata 0.3 5.9
Solmissus sp. + 0.9 11.8
Solmissus incisa 0.6 + + 0.8 + 0.4 + 0.6 47.1
Trachymedusae Aglantha digitale + 8.7 + + + 22.3 + 41.2
Colobonema sericeum 2.9 + 1.9 + + 3.0 5.0 + + 5.7 + 1.8 + 3.2 6.7 6.7 94.1
Crossota alba + 5.9
Crossota rufobrunnea + 1.9 + + 23.5
Crossota sp. + + 11.8
Halicreatidae + 12.9 + + 64.1 164.0 + + + 179.9 + 12.0 + 6.5 65.7 3.6 94.1
Halitrephes maasi 0.3 + 0.3 + 0.5 29.4
Pantachogon haeckeli + 15.5 1.2 + + 1.0 0.3 41.2
Rhopalonema velatum + 5.9
Rhopalonematidae + 0.3 11.8
Trachymedusae 1.2 + 1.3 21.5 + + + + 0.1 0.3 58.8
Div. Hydroidolina Hydromedusae 1.8 3.0 3.4 + 0.3 0.3 35.3
Coronatae Periphylla periphylla 6.9 + 5.7 + + 3.0 8.7 + + + 17.7 + 2.1 + 3.2 3.5 2.8 100.0
Atolla spp. + 7.5 + + 2.4 6.2 + + + 1.8 + 1.7 + 11.4 0.5 1.4 94.1
Atolla wyvillei + + 11.8
Atolla vanhoeffeni + 0.3 0.1 17.6
Paraphyllina sp. 0.3 0.3 11.8
Coronatae + 0.3 0.3 17.6
Semaeostomeae Pelagia noctiluca 0.2 5.9
Beroida Beroe sp. 0.3 1.0 15.0 10.7 7.4 3.0 5.6 9.4 47.1
Taxon richness (Cnidaria) 5 21 20 15 11 13 20 17 18 12 19 24 36 18 17 36 28