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Table 7 Dominant nematode families present in a number of abyssal stations. CCFZ = Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (this study), PAP = Porcupine Abyssal Plain [28], MAP = Madeira Abyssal Plain [28], HEBBLE = Scotian Rise [48], HAP = Hatteras Abyssal Plain [27].

From: Biodiversity of nematode assemblages from the region of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone, an area of commercial mining interest

Station

Dominant Family

Subdominant Families

Ecological Notes

Geographic Location

CCFZ 0°N

Monhysteridae

Chromadoridae Microlaimidae

Phytodetritus influenced

Central Pacific

CCFZ 2°N

Monhysteridae

Microlaimidae Chromadoridae

Phytodetritus influenced

Central Pacific

CCFZ 5°N

Monhysteridae

Microlaimidae Chromadoridae

Phytodetritus influenced

Central Pacific

CCFZ 9°N

Monhysteridae

Xyalidae Chromadoridae

 

Central Pacific

CCFZ 23°N

Monhysteridae

Xyalidae Chromadoridae

 

Central Pacific

HEBBLE

Chromadoridae

Xyalidae Oxystominidae

Benthic Storms

Northwest North Atlantic

PAP 1989

Chromadoridae

Xyalidae Monhysteridae

Phytodetritus influenced

Northeast North Atlantic

PAP 1991

Chromadoridae

Monhysteridae Xyalidae

Phytodetritus influenced

Northeast North Atlantic

MAP

Chromadoridae

Xyalidae Monhysteridae

Turbidite

Northeast North Atlantic

HAP

Chromadoridae

Xyalidae Oxystominidae

 

Southwest North Atlantic

  1. Ecological factors that might influence nematode communities are listed, where they are known.