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LR.FLR.Lic.Pra Prasiola stipitata on nitrate-enriched supralittoral or littoral fringe rock
Published date 2015-03Exposed to moderately exposed bedrock and large boulders in the supralittoral and littoral fringe that receives nitrate enrichment from nearby roosting sea birds and is characterised by a band or patc...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.Tra Mats of Trailliella on infralittoral muddy gravel
Published date 2015-03Dense loose-lying beds of the 'Trailliella' phase of Bonnemaisonia hamifera may occur in extremely sheltered shallow muddy environments. Beds of this alga are often 10 cm thick but may reach 100 cm at...
SS.SBR.PoR.SalvMx Sabellaria alveolata on variable salinity sublittoral mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Tide-swept sandy mixed sediments with cobbles and pebbles, in variable salinity or fully marine conditions, may be characterised by surface accumulations of the reef building polychaete Sabellaria alv...
SS.SMu.SMuVS Sublittoral mud in variable salinity (estuaries)
Published date 2015-03Shallow sublittoral muds, extending from the extreme lower shore into the subtidal in variable salinity (estuarine) conditions. Such habitats typically support communities characterised by oligochaete...
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx.Str Hediste diversicolor and Streblospio shrubsolii in littoral gravelly sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Extremely sheltered gravelly sandy mud, subject to variable salinity, on the mid and lower shore. The infaunal community consists of the ragworm Hediste diversicolor, Pygospio elegans, Streblospio shr...
M.AtUB.Co Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea coarse sediment has not been sampled widely for infauna so little is currently known about infaunal community structure. Epifauna tend to be sparse mobile species or burrowing fauna such as a...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.SlatMxVS Saccharina latissima with Psammechinus miliaris and/or Modiolus modiolus on variable salinity infralittoral mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Shallow kelp community found on stony mixed sediment, in full or variable salinity, in sheltered or moderately exposed conditions, with weak or very weak tidal currents. The community is characterised...
SS.SSa.OSa.OfusAfil Owenia fusiformis and Amphiura filiformis in offshore circalittoral sand or muddy sand
Published date 2015-03Areas of slightly muddy sand (generally Owenia fusiformis and Galathowenia sp., often with the brittlestar Amphiura filiformis. Whilst O. fusiformis is also found in other circalittoral or offshore b...
SS.SMx.IMx.CreAsAn Crepidula fornicata with ascidians and anemones on infralittoral coarse mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Medium-coarse sands with gravel, shells, pebbles and cobbles on moderately exposed coasts may support populations of the slipper limpet Crepidula fornicata with ascidians and anemones. C. fornicata is...
LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor.Cys Cystoseira spp. in eulittoral rockpools
Published date 2015-03Eulittoral rockpools on exposed to moderately exposed south-western shores dominated by the brown alga Cystoseira spp. (including Cystoseira tamariscifolia), coralline crusts and Corallina officinalis...