Benthic shoal water invertebrates from tidewaters of Somerset County, Maryland
Tóm tắt
Forty-one invertebrate species were collected during two surveys of the soft-shelled clam,Mya arenaria, in Somerset County waters of the Chesapeake Bay area. Quantitative smaples taken with the hydraulic clam dredge were limited to bottoms in waters between 3 and 9 feet deep. Major bottom types, water temperatures, salinities, and dominant species in each of the twelve sampled areas are presented. The common synapta,Leptosynapta inhaerens, the ornate worm,Amphitrite ornata, and the stout razor clam,Tagelus plebius, were the most abundant and widely distributed species.
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