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M.AtUA.Mu.InfPol Mixed infauna dominated by polychaetes in Atlantic upper abyssal mud
Published date 2015-03All infaunal communities in the deep-sea are dominated by polychaete species with a diverse range of other taxa including bivalves, amphipods and sipunculids. Species level data were not available for...
M.AtUB.Sa.UrcCom Urchin dominated community on Atlantic upper bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains biotopes that are dominated by urchins and occurs on sediment. The species of urchin and associated species varies with depth and substrate type. On Atlantic On Atlanti...
M.AtMB.Sa.SolScl Solitary scleractinian field on Atlantic mid bathyal sand
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.AtUB.Ro.SpaEnc.PsoAno Psolus squamatus, Anomiidae, serpulid polychaetes and Munida on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of cobble, boulder and bedrock areas with the holothurian Psolus being the most conspicuous faunal compenent. A range of encrusting species are also present but there is no consp...
M.AtMA.Mu.HolCom.PsyLon Psycropotes longicauda and Oneirophanta mutabilis assemblage on Atlantic mid abyssal mud
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of assemblages dominated by holothurians Psycropotes longicauda and Oneirophanta mutabilis on mud. Lavaleye et al. (2002) describe this assemblage from their two deepest statio...
M.AtLB.Mu.DeeSpo Deep sponge aggregation on Atlantic lower 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.AtLB.Mu.EreCor Erect coral field on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03Dense aggregations of erect soft corals occuring on fine sediments. The species composition will vary with depth and location. This broad community is functionally similar to seapen fields.
M.AtLB.Mu.XenCom Xenophyophore dominated community on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community is characterised by dense aggreations of xenophyophores. Associated species will vary with depth and sediment type but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuroids, Majid crabs...
M.AtMB.Bi.CorRee Atlantic mid bathyal cold water coral reef (biogenic structure)
Published date 2015-03Reefs formed by Scleractinian corals. In the Atlantic mid bathyal the reef forming species is Lophelia pertusa. Coral reef attaches to hard substrate, but can be found on sediments where corals initia...
M.AtUA.Mu.UrcCom.GraAle Gracilechinus alexandri, Psilaster and Plinthaster assemblage on Atlantic upper abyssal mud
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of urchin Gracilechinus alexandri with seastars on mud substrate. Gage (1986) describes an assemblage from the continental slope west of the Hebrides (Rockall Trough) between 140...