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SS.SSa.CMuSa.AbraAirr Acrocnida brachiata with Astropecten irregularis and other echinoderms in circalittoral muddy sand
Published date 2015-03In shallow, circalittoral non-cohesive muddy sand (typically less than 20% silt/clay) abundant populations of the brittlestar Acrocnida brachiata may occur with other echinoderms such as Astropecten i...
SS.SSa.CFiSa.ApriBatPo Abra prismatica, Bathyporeia elegans and polychaetes in circalittoral fine sand
Published date 2015-03In circalittoral and offshore medium to fine sands between 25 m and 100 m a community characterised by the bivalve Abra prismatica, the amphipod Bathyporeia elegans and polychaetes such as Scoloplos a...
IR.MIR.KT Kelp and seaweed communities in tide-swept sheltered conditions
Published date 2015-03Sheltered infralittoral rock exposed to strong tidal streams. In the sublittoral fringe dense Laminaria digitata is found together with erect seaweeds, sponges, ascidians and bryozoans (LdigT). Below ...
IR.LIR.K.LhypCape Silted cape-form Laminaria hyperborea on very sheltered infralittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Cape-form of the kelp Laminaria hyperborea on very silted rock, particularly in extremely sheltered sealochs of western Scotland. Below the huge kelp fronds (which often trail onto the seabed) foliose...
M.AtLB.Mu Atlantic lower 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...
IR.MIR.KT.SlatT Saccharina latissima with foliose red seaweeds and ascidians on sheltered tide-swept infralittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Sheltered, tide-swept rock in south-western Britain tends to be restricted to estuarine conditions, where variable salinity and increased turbidity have a significant effect on the biota. Due to the t...
LR.LLR.F.Fspi.FS Fucus spiralis on full salinity sheltered upper eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Sheltered upper eulittoral bedrock characterised by a band of the spiral wrack Fucus spiralis overlying the black lichen Verrucaria maura and the olive green lichen Verrucaria mucosa. Underneath the f...
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...