Table 3. Top ten taxa observed on single M. pyrifera plant.
Fronds and stipes = 49.1 kg; holdfast = 3.5 kg. Percentages based on total number of non-colonial individuals (N = 18,770).
| Phylum | Class | Subclass/Order/Superorder | Suborder/Family | Taxa | % total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Amphipoda | Pontogeneiidae | Paramoera sp.1 | 28.31 |
| Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Amphipoda | Pontogeneiidae | Gondogeneia sp.1 | 28.08 |
| Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Amphipoda | Ischyroceridae | Jassa cf. alonsoae | 16.61 |
| Annelida | Polychaeta | Phyllodocida | Syllidae | Proceraea cornuta | 10.52 |
| Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Amphipoda | Pontogeneiidae | Unidentified sp. | 5.36 |
| Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Isopoda | Sphaeromatidae | Ischyromene cf. eatoni | 4.34 |
| Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Amphipoda | Pontogeneiidae | Gondogeneia macrodon | 1.31 |
| Mollusca | Bivalvia | Imparidentia | Gaimardiidae | Gaimardia trapesina | 1.30 |
| Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Isopoda | Arcturidae | Neastacilla sp.1 | 1.07 |
| Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Amphipoda | Ampithoidae | Sunamphitoe cf. femorata | 0.99 |