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SS.SMx.SMxVS.AphPol Aphelochaeta spp. and Polydora spp. in variable salinity infralittoral mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03In sheltered muddy mixed sediments in estuaries or marine inlets with variable or reduced/low salinity communities characterised by Aphelochaeta marioni and Polydora ciliata may be present. Other impo...
LR.LLR.F.Fserr.FS Fucus serratus on full salinity sheltered lower eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Sheltered lower eulittoral rock subject to fully marine conditions characterised by a dense canopy of the wrack Fucus serratus. There is a wide range of associated species found on the surface of the ...
SS.SMx Sublittoral mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Sublittoral mixed (heterogeneous) sediments found from the extreme low water mark to deep offshore circalittoral habitats. These habitats incorporate a range of sediments including heterogeneous muddy...
SS.SMx.CMx.OphMx Ophiothrix fragilis and/or Ophiocomina nigra brittlestar beds on sublittoral mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Circalittoral sediment dominated by brittlestars (hundreds or thousands m-2) forming dense beds, living epifaunally on boulder, gravel or sedimentary substrata. Ophiothrix fragilis and Ophiocomina nig...
SS.SCS.CCS Circalittoral coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03Tide-swept circalittoral coarse sands, gravel and shingle generally in depths of over 15-20 m. This habitat may be found in tidal channels of marine inlets, along exposed coasts and offshore. This hab...
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx.Cir Hediste diversicolor, cirratulids and Tubificoides spp. in littoral gravelly sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Sheltered gravelly sandy mud, subject to variable salinity. The infaunal community consists of the ragworm Hediste diversicolor, Pygospio elegans, Streblospio shrubsolii, and cirratulid polychaetes su...
IR.HIR.KSed Sediment-affected or disturbed kelp and seaweed communities
Published date 2015-03Infralittoral rock habitats, subject to disturbance through mobility of the substratum (boulders or cobbles) or abrasion/covering by nearby coarse sediments or suspended particulate matter (sand). The...
LS.LSa.MoSa.Ol.FS Oligochaetes in full salinity littoral mobile sand
Published date 2015-03A species-poor community of oligochaetes occurring in fully marine conditions on open shores with mobile, medium to fine, usually clean, sand. Oligochaetes, including enchytraeid oligochaetes, constit...
LS.LSa.MoSa.AmSco.Pon Pontocrates arenarius in littoral mobile sand
Published date 2015-03Mainly on the mid and lower shore on wave-exposed or moderately wave-exposed coasts of medium and fine sand, sometimes with a fraction of coarse sand, which remains damp throughout the tidal cycle and...
CR.MCR.CFaVS.CuSpH Cushion sponges and hydroids on turbid tide-swept sheltered circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This biotope is found in variable salinity environments and tends to occur on the upper faces of circalittoral bedrock and boulders, in sheltered sites subject to moderately strong tidal streams. This...