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SS.SMu.ISaMu.KurAbr Kurtiella bidentata and Abra spp. in infralittoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Cohesive sandy mud, sometimes with a small quantity of shell in shallow water may contain the bivalves Kurtiella bidentata and Abra spp. (typically A. alba and A. nitida). Other characteristic taxa ma...
M.ArMB.Mu Arctic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea mud sediments have a diverse infaunal community dominated by polychaetes. Epifauna tend to be sparse, mobile species, but aggregations of erect fauna such as glass sponges, seapens and soft c...
SS.SMu.CSaMu.LkorPpel Lagis koreni and Phaxas pellucidus in circalittoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03In stable circalittoral sandy mud dense populations of the tube building polychaete Lagis koreni may occur. Other species found in this habitat typically include bivalves such as Phaxas pellucidus, Ku...
SS.SMu.CFiMu.MegMax Burrowing megafauna Maxmuelleria lankesteri in circalittoral mud
Published date 2015-03In circalittoral stable mud distinctive populations of megafauna may be found with a range of component fauna. This biotope may include the decapod crustaceans Nephrops norvegicus, Munida rugosa, Calo...
CR.FCR.FouFa.AdigMsen Alcyonium digitatum and Metridium senile on moderately wave-exposed circalittoral steel wrecks
Published date 2015-03This biotope is found on moderately wave-exposed circalittoral steel wrecks that are subject to moderately strong to weak tidal streams. The vertical and upward facing sides of the wreck stand proud o...
SS.SMu.CSaMu.AfilEten Amphiura filiformis and Ennucula tenuis in circalittoral and offshore sandy mud
Published date 2015-03In cohesive and non-cohesive sandy mud, off moderately exposed coasts in deep water dense populations of Amphiura filiformis with the bivalve Ennucula tenuis may occur. This biotope together with SS.S...
SS.SMu.ISaMu.CundAasp Cylista undata and Ascidiella aspersa on infralittoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Sheltered sublittoral mud or sandy mud in shallow water with relatively few conspicuous species may be characterised by the anemone Cylista undata in low numbers and the tunicate Ascidiella aspersa. O...
LR.FLR.CvOv.RpurPlac Rhodochorton purpureum and Pleurocladia lacustris crusts on upper and mid-shore cave walls and ceilings
Published date 2015-03Golden brown velvety growths of the brown algae Pleurocladia lacustris occurring in mats with the red alga Rhodochorton purpureum forming on cave walls and upper littoral levels of cliffs. Fauna is sp...
SS.SMp Sublittoral macrophyte-dominated communities on sediments
Published date 2015-03This complex includes maerl beds, seaweed dominated mixed sediments (including kelps such as Saccharina latissima and filamentous/foliose red and green algae), seagrass beds, and lagoonal angiosperm c...
CR.LCR.BrAs Brachiopod and ascidian communities
Published date 2015-03This biotope complex occurs on the wave-sheltered, circalittoral bedrock and boulders subject to weak tidal streams. The biotopes within this complex are typically found in the Scottish sealochs (with...