TABLE S–5. Ten most abundant species at each study site (data from Nybakken, 1978, Bertsch, 2007, and pers. obser., and Hermosillo-Gonzalez, 2006)

 

Species and numbers counted at each site

Pacific Grove

Triopha maculata                   990

Doriopsilla albopunctata       752

Triopha catalinae                   541

Rostanga pulchra                   471

Hermissenda crassicornis      302

Doris montereyensis               143

Peltodoris nobilis                   141

Geitodoris heathi                    155

Diaulula sandiegensis137

Cadlina modesta                     101


 

 

Bahía de los Ángeles, Islands                                   BLA, Punta la Gringa/Cuevitas

Tambja abdere                       226                              Elysia diomedea                     2041

Tambja eliora                         184                              Doriopsilla gemela                 1230

Berthellina ilisima                   73                               Doriopsilla albopunctata        311

Dendrodoris fumata                19                               Berthellina ilisima                   297

Roboastra tigris                       17                               Histiomena convolvula            278

Tritonia sp.nov.                       13                               Dendrodoris fumata                272

Hypselodoris ghiselini             11                               Aeolidiella chromosoma          268

Elysia diomedea                      11                               Phidiana lascrucensis 183

Aeolidiella chromosoma          10                               Phestilla lugubris                    113

Phidiana lascrucensis 9                                Discodoris ketos                      93


 

 

Bahía de Banderas, Grupo 1                                   Bahía de Banderas, Grupo 2

Tambja abdere                       1151                            Tritonia pickensi                     1436

Tritonia pickensi                      733                             Hypselodoris agassizii            1414

Flabellina marcusorum           671                             Flabellina telja                       1158

Glossodoris sedna                   501                             Flabellina marcusorum          1111

Tylodina fungina                     316                             Tylodina fungina                     894

Polycera alabe                        262                             Lomanotus vermiformis           705

Hypselodoris agassizii             259                             Doriopsilla janaina                 687

Flabellina telja                        251                             Berthellina ilisima                   595

Hermosita hakunamatata        183                             Flabellina bertschi                  585

Phidiana lascrucensis 163                             Glossodoris sedna                   555

Berthellina ilisima                   163


10 most abundant species occurring in multiple sites

            Species                                   PG BLA, Islands BLA, PG/C BB, G 1 BB, G 2

Dendrodoris albopunctata Sp X X

Berthellina ilisima Uk X X X X

Phidiana lascrucensis Cn X X X

Aeolidiella chromosoma Cn X X

Dendrodoris fumata Sp X X

Elysia diomedea He X X

Tambja abdere Br X X

Flabellina marcusorum          Cn                                                                    X X

Flabellina telja                       Cn                                                                    X X

Glossodoris sedna                  Sp                                                                    X X

Hypselodoris agassizii            Sp                                                                    X X

Tritonia pickensi                     Cn                                                                    X X

Tylodina fungina                    Sp                                                                    X X

Numbers of 10 most abundant species co-occurring in multiple sites

                                    PG      BLA, Islands  BLA, PG/C BB, Grupo 1 BB, Grupo 2

PG                              — 0 1 0 0

BLA, Islands — 5 3 1

BLA, PG/C — 2 1

BB, Grupo 1 — 7

BB, Grupo 2