Application 124771 - Ministry of Fisheries

MAY 2012 REPORT NO. 2134 | CAWTHRON INSTITUTE
Appendix 4. Complete list of biota recorded from grab samples at reference farm sites
and control sites.
Taxa Gen/Group Common Name
38
Infauna
/Epifauna
Total
#
Average
#
Relative
#
Sponge (bread) Porifera Sponge Unid. e 1 1.0 0.0
Sycon sp. Porifera Glass sponge e 1 1.0 0.0
Anthopleura aureoradiata Anthozoa Anemone e 36 9.0 1.0
Edwardsia sp. Anthozoa Burrowing anemone i 3 1.0 0.1
Platyhelminthes Platyhelminthes Flat Worm e 9 1.5 0.2
Nemertea Nemertea Proboscis worms i 26 1.3 0.7
Ischnochiton maorianus Polyplacophora Chiton e 3 3.0 0.1
Leptochiton inquinatus Polyplacophora Chiton e 19 3.8 0.5
Gastropoda ( rissoid like) Gastropoda Unidentified gastropod e 2 2.0 0.1
Amalda australis Gastropoda Southern olive shell e 1 1.0 0.0
Amalda mucronata Gastropoda Olive Shell e 6 2.0 0.2
Austrofusus glans Gastropoda Whelk e 1 1.0 0.0
Caecum digitulum Gastropoda Snail e 1 1.0 0.0
Cominella maculosa Gastropoda Spotted Whelk e 1 1.0 0.0
Cominella virgata Gastropoda Whelk e 1 1.0 0.0
Crepidula monoxyla Gastropoda Slipper shell e 2 2.0 0.1
Neoguraleus sp. Gastropoda Snail e 1 1.0 0.0
Sigapatella novaezelandiae Gastropoda Circular slipper limpet e 57 57.0 1.5
Zegalerus tenuis Gastropoda Snail e 5 1.7 0.1
Opisthobranchia Unid. Opisthobranchia Slug e 2 2.0 0.1
Philine auriformis Opisthobranchia White Slug e 27 2.1 0.7
Arthritica bifurca Bivalvia Small bivalve i 2 1.0 0.1
Borniola sp. Bivalvia Small bivalve i 2 2.0 0.1
Chlamys sp. Bivalvia Fan Scallop e 1 1.0 0.0
Corbula zelandica Bivalvia Small bivalve i 3 3.0 0.1
Crassostrea gigas Bivalvia Pacific Oyster e 2 2.0 0.1
Dosinia lambata Bivalvia Silky Dosina i 1 1.0 0.0
Hiatella arctica Bivalvia Saltwater clam i 2 1.0 0.1
Limaria orientalis Bivalvia File Shell e 8 2.0 0.2
Melliteryx parva Bivalvia Bivalve i 1 1.0 0.0
Mytilus galloprovincialis Bivalvia Blue mussel e 1 1.0 0.0
Nucula gallinacea Bivalvia Nut shell i 4 1.3 0.1
Nucula nitidula Bivalvia Nut shell i 15 2.1 0.4
Pecten novaezelandiae Bivalvia Scallop; Tipa e 2 2.0 0.1
Perna canaliculus Bivalvia Green Lipped Mussel e 18 6.0 0.5
Tawera spissa Bivalvia Morning Star i 1 1.0 0.0
Theora lubrica Bivalvia Window Shell i 217 7.2 5.8
Zenatia acinaces Bivalvia Bivalve i 4 1.0 0.1
Oligochaeta Oligochaeta
Polychaeta:
Oligochaete worms i 74 4.9 2.0
Ampharetidae
Ampharaetidae
Polychaeta:
Polychaete worm i 7 1.2 0.2
Chrysopetalum sp.
Chrysopetalidae
Polychaeta:
Polychaete worm i 1 1.0 0.0
Leitoscoloplos kerguelensis Orbiniidae
Polychaeta:
Polychaete worm i 1 1.0 0.0
Orbinia papillosa
Orbiniidae
Polychaeta:
Polychaete worm i 1 1.0 0.0
Scoloplos cylindrifer
Orbiniidae Polychaete worm i 5 1.7 0.1