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M.AtLB.Bi.CorRee.SolFra Mixed coral assemblage on Atlantic lower bathyal Solenosmilia reef framework (biogenic structure)
Published date 2015-03This biotope is found on mostly dead Solenosmilia variabilis framework and is characterised by dense growths of corals of many difference species including Isididae, Anthomastus grandiflorus, zoanthi...
M.AtLB.Bi.CorRee Atlantic lower bathyal cold water coral reef (biogenic structure)
Published date 2015-03Reefs formed by Scleractinian corals. In the Atlantic lower bathyal, the reef forming species is Solenosmilia variabilis. Cold water coral reefs are associated with a variety of other coral species, s...
M.AtLB.Mu.InfPol Mixed infauna dominated by polychaetes in Atlantic lower bathyal 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.AtMA.Mu.CriCom.ThaJun Thaumatocrinus jungerseni assemblage on Atlantic mid abyssal mud
Published date 2015-03Hughes and Gage (2004) describe this biotope from the mouth of Rockall Trough at 3580m dominated by the comatulid crinoid Thaumatocrinus jungerseni on fine silt or pelagic ooze. It is possible that th...
CR.MCR.SfR.Pol Polydora sp. tubes on moderately exposed sublittoral soft rock
Published date 2015-03Large patches of chalk and soft limestone are occasionally covered entirely by Polydora sp. tubes to the exclusion of almost all other species. This tends to occur in highly turbid conditions and span...
M.AtUB.Ro.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains those biotopes where corals dominate but do not form a living coral reef. A mixture of different coral types can be present. Associated species are similar to 'sparse enc...
M.AtUA.Mu.HolCom Holothurian dominated community on Atlantic upper abyssal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains those biotopes where holothurians dominate. They are generally very deep (abyssal) and occur on silt or pelagic ooze. The species composition will vary with depth. The ho...
M.AtMB.Mu.BurOph Burrowing ophiuroid community on Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community consisting of assemblages characterised by brittle stars (ophiuroids) that bury in soft sediments with on the tips of the arms visible at the surface. Species may differ with dept...
M.AtMB.Co.SpaEnc.SpoSer Pale encrusting sponges and serpulids on Atlantic mid bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of gravel substrates with few visible epifauna only encrusting forms. The same assemblage was recorded in the Atlantic upper bathyal and Atlanto-Arctic mid bathyal zones, but ass...
M.AtLB.Co.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Atlantic lower bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains those biotopes where corals dominate but do not form a living coral reef. A mixture of different coral types can be present. Associated species are similar to 'sparse enc...