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SS.SCS.ICS.MoeVen Moerella spp. with venerid bivalves in infralittoral gravelly sand
Published date 2015-03Infralittoral medium to coarse sand and gravelly sand which is subject to moderately strong water movement from tidal streams may be characterised by Moerella spp. with the polychaete Glycera lapidum ...
SS.SMx.CMx.KurThyMx Kurtiella bidentata and Thyasira spp. in circalittoral muddy mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03In moderately exposed or sheltered, circalittoral muddy sands and gravels a community characterised by the bivalves Thyasira spp. (often Thyasira flexuosa), Kurtiella bidentata and Prionospio fallax m...
M.AtUB.Ro.BraCom Brachiopod dominated community on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This broad community includes all biotopes where brachiopod species are the dominant fauna. The species of brachiopod will vary with depth and location. Associated fauna are sparse. Currently, brachio...
M.AAUB.Mu Atlanto-Arctic upper 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...
M.AtLB.Co.XenCom Xenophyophore dominated community on Atlantic lower bathyal coarse sediment
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...
SS.SMu Sublittoral cohesive mud and sandy mud communities
Published date 2015-03Sublittoral mud and cohesive sandy mud extending from the extreme lower shore to offshore, circalittoral habitats. This biotope is predominantly found in sheltered harbours, sea lochs, bays, marine in...
SS.SBR.PoR Polychaete worm reefs (on sublittoral sediment)
Published date 2015-03Sublittoral reefs of polychaete worms in mixed sediments found in a variety of hydrographic conditions. Such habitats may range from extensive structures of considerable size to loose agglomerations o...
M.ArMB.Mx Arctic mid bathyal mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea mixed sediment has not been sampled widely for infauna so little is currently known about infaunal community structure. Epifauna tend to be sparse mobile species. In the absence of ecological...
CR.MCR.CFaVS Circalittoral faunal communities in variable salinity
Published date 2015-03This biotope complex occurs on wave-sheltered, variable salinity bedrock and cobbles, subject to moderately strong to weak tidal streams. This complex contains a suite of sponges able to tolerate the ...
M.AtLB.Ro.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Atlantic lower 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...