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M.AtLB.Bi Atlantic lower bathyal biogenic structure
Published date 2015-03A biogenic structure is formed when reef-forming species, such as cold water corals, attach to any hard substrate present and grow over the surrounding area forming a secondary substrate over the top....
M.AtMB.Sa.InfPol Mixed infauna dominated by polychaetes in Atlantic mid bathyal sand
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...
CR.MCR.CFaVS.CuSpH.As Cushion sponges, hydroids and ascidians on turbid tide-swept sheltered circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This sub-biotope typically occurs in a mixture of turbid, full and variable salinity water, on wave-sheltered and moderately exposed bedrock or boulders. Tidal streams are typically moderately strong ...
M.AAUB.Co.DeeSpo.GeoSpo Geodia and other massive sponges on Atlanto-Arctic upper bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This biotope has been found at approximately 500m on the eastern slopes of the Faroe-Shetland Channel. It principally consists of rather small sponge specimens that practically carpet the seafloor. La...
M.AtMB.Co.CriCom Crinoid dominated community on Atlantic mid bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains assembages where crinoids dominate the fauna. Crinoid assemblages are found typically in areas with higher current speeds that facilitate filter feeding, such as the shel...
M.ArLB.Ro Arctic lower bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03Rock and other hard substrate has a more diverse epifaunal community as species attach to the hard surface that in turn attract more fauna. Deep-sea rock is generally encrusted in a range of species i...
M.AtMB.Sa.CriCom Crinoid dominated community on Atlantic mid bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains assembages where crinoids dominate the fauna. Crinoid assemblages are found typically in areas with higher current speeds that facilitate filter feeding, such as the shel...
M.AtLB.Mx.SurOph Surface dwelling ophiuroid community on Atlantic lower bathyal mixed sediment
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.AtLB.Sa Atlantic lower bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea sand sediments have a diverse infaunal community dominated by polychaetes. Epifauna tend to be sparse, mobile species, or burrowing fauna such as anemones and brittlestars visible at the surf...
M.ArMB.Mu.InfPol Mixed infauna dominated by polychaetes in Arctic mid 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...