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LS.LMu.MEst.NhomMacStr Nephtys hombergii, Macoma balthica and Streblospio shrubsolii in littoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Soft mud with a fine sand fraction, in variable salinity conditions, typically close to the head of estuaries. The infauna is dominated by the polychaete worm Streblospio shrubsolii, the polychaete Ne...
LS.LSa.FiSa.Po Polychaetes in littoral fine sand
Published date 2015-03Moderately exposed or sheltered beaches of medium and fine, usually clean, sand, though the sediment may on rare occasions contain a small silt and clay fraction. The sediment is relatively stable, re...
CR.HCR.FaT.CTub.Adig Alcyonium digitatum with dense Tubularia indivisa and anemones on strongly tide-swept circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This variant is typically found on exposed circalittoral bedrock and boulders in sounds, narrows and around tide-swept promontories in accelerated tidal streams. It is dominated by aggregations of dea...
M.AtMB.Ro.BarCom Barnacle dominated community on Atlantic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This broad community includes all biotopes where barnacle species are the dominant fauna. The species of barnacle will vary with depth and location. This community is found on rock and associated fau...
M.AtLB.Co.SolScl Solitary scleractinian field on Atlantic lower bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community is characterised by dense aggregations of solitary cup corals (Caryophylliidae and / or Flabellidae) on sediments including mud and sandy mud and coarse sediments. The species com...
M.AtMB.Mu.DeeSpo Deep sponge aggregation on Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains assemblages where sponges dominate sediment habitats. Sponges can be of all morphotypes except encrusting. Aggregations of the glass sponge Pheronema carpenteri have been...
M.AtUB.Co.SpaEnc Sparse encrusting community on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community includes all biotopes that are characterised by encrusting species including deep-sea sponges, serpulid worms, cup corals and Anoniimid bivalves. Associated species can include sq...
M.AtMB.Sa.SurOph Surface dwelling ophiuroid community on Atlantic mid bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This broad community consisting of assemblages characterised by brittle stars (ophiuroids) which lie on the surface of the seabed. They can occur in isolation or be overlain onto other broad communiti...
M.AtUB.Sa.UrcCom.CidUrc Cidarid urchin assemblage on Atlantic upper bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This biotope is characterised by sparse and occasionally agreggated Cidarid urchins on sand substrates. The same epifaunal assemblage is also found on coarse sediment and in the mid bathyal but associ...
M.AtUB.Bi.CorRee.LopPer Atlantic upper bathyal live Lophelia pertusa reef (biogenic structure)
Published date 2015-03Scleractinian coral reefs formed predominantly by Lophelia pertusa in the upper bathyal zone. Lophelia attaches to any hard substrate present and then grows outwards forming a hard reef structure. Lop...