Abstract
Faunal surveys of intertidal zone of 6 stations that were located on the rocky shore and the artificial coast in Enoshima island in Sagami bay of central Japan, were carried out from April to May in 2012. In this study, totally 178 species of macro benthic animals in which contained Porifera 5 species, Cnidaria 8 species, Platyhelminthes 2 species, Nemertea 1 species, Sipuncula 2 species, Annelida 19 species, Mollusca 73 species, Arthropod 54 species, Bryozoa 1 species, Echinodermata 10 species, Chordata; Urochordata 3 species, were recorded. The total numbers of the preceding surveys at same localities were 83 species in 1987, 120 species in 1992, 157 species in 1997, 196 species in 2002 and 183 species in 2007, so that the thirdly large number of species was recognized in this survey. It is discussed that the environment conditions, especially the quality of water, affect the faunal constituent and total number of species.
