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Table 3. Levels of taxonomic resolution for selected prey items used in Food Web Dynamics Program analyses and summaries. ("Collection Category" is the minimum level of taxonomic resolution at which these data are sampled, with some grouping of invertebrates and fish prey at the species level. This category and the actual prey name represent the lowest taxonomic resolution, and are used in analyses for specific prey items or a single or small group of predators. "Analytical Category" is a broader taxonomic level that groups invertebrates to a higher level and fish to family. This category is used for many of our multispecies analyses and less-detailed diet summaries. "General Category" groups prey at the phylum or class level, and is used for more cursory diet summaries.)

Common Name Scientific Name
Category
Collection Analytical General
Atlantic cod Gadus morhua GADMOR Gadid fam. Fish
Fourspot flounder Paralichthys oblongus PAROBL Bothid fam. Fish
Atlantic herring Clupea harengus CLUHAR Clupeid fam. Fish
Atlantic herring eggs Clupea harengus eggs CLUHAR Clupeid fam. Fish
Atlantic herring larvae Clupea harengus larvae Fish larvae Fish larvae Fish
Longfin inshore squid Loligo pealeii LOLPEA Cephalapod Mollusk
Northern shortfin squid Illex illecebrosus ILLILL Cephalapod Mollusk
Sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus Pectinid fam. Bivalve Mollusk
Naked sea butterfly Clione limacina Pteropod Gastropod Mollusk
Brittle stars & basket stars Ophiuroidea OPHIU1 OPHIU1 Echinoderm
Comb jellies or sea walnuts Ctenophora CTENOP CTENOP CTENOP
Atlantic rock crab Cancer irroratus Cancer fam. Decapod Arthropod
Northern shrimp Pandalus borealis Pandalid fam. Decapod Arthropod
Mysids Mysidacea Mysida Mysida Arthropod
Krill Euphausiidae Euphasiid fam. Euphasiid fam. Arthropod
Calanoid copepods Calanoida Copepod Copepod Arthropod
Gammarid Gammaridea Gammar Amphipod Arthropod

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