Table 1 Comparisons of diel vertical distributions for the different developmental stages of Ophiocomina nigra, Ophiothrix fragilis and Amphiura filiformis in the bay of Douarnenez (a) and the bay of Brest (b).

From: Vertical distribution of brittle star larvae in two contrasting coastal embayments: implications for larval transport

Comparison

B

p

Significant values (/10)

(a)

Ophiocomina nigra

2-arms day versus 2-arms night

3.9242–10.2370

0.0060–0.1406

9

4-arms day versus 4-arms night

3.0721–10.4496

0.0054–0.2152

9

6-arms day versus 6-arms night

4.5398–10.2895

0.0058–0.1033

9

8-arms day versus 8-arms night

0.6094–7.9716

0.0186–0.6094

1

Ophiothrix fragilis

2-arms day versus 2-arms night

6.06e−10–4.1805

0.1237–1.0000

0

4/6-arms day versus 4/6-arms night

0.5980–7.4278

0.0244–0.7416

1

6-arms day versus 6-arms night

0.6908–6.3985

0.0408–0.7079

2

8-arms day versus 8-arms night

0.6608–5.9050

0.0522–0.7186

0

Amphiura filiformis

2-arms day versus 2-arms night

0.2381–9.1504

0.0103–0.8878

1

4-arms day versus 4-arms night

0.1803–6.6801

0.0354–0.9138

1

6-arms day versus 6-arms night

0.1385–4.8264

0.0895–0.9331

0

(b)

Ophiocomina nigra

2-arms day versus 2-arms night

0.1127–4.2617

0.1187–0.9452

0

4-arms day versus 4-arms night

0.9854–7.6133

0.0222–0.611

2

6-arms day versus 6-arms night

1.0957–8.4053

0.0150–0.5782

2

8-arms day versus 8-arms night

0.2578–3.9782

0.1368–0.8790

0

Ophiothrix fragilis

2-arms day versus 2-arms night

4.70e−08–1.2523

0.5346–1

0

4/6-arms day versus 4/6-arms night

1.0967–9.8178

0.0074–0.5779

3

6-arms day versus 6-arms night

0.0077–7.4807

0.0237–0.9962

1

8-arms day versus 8-arms night

1.01e−09–2.4995

0.2866–1

0

Amphiura filiformis

6-arms day versus 6-arms night

0.0521–7.1605

0.0279–0.9743

1

  1. The range of the test statistic B, its corresponding p values (p), and the number of significant p values (< 0.05) among the 10 combinations (see “Methods” section) are reported. The bold numbers indicate significant differences.