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SS.SMu.SMuVS.NhomTubi Nephtys hombergii and Tubificoides spp. in variable salinity infralittoral soft mud
Published date 2015-03Variable salinity soft infralittoral mud and sandy mud characterised by the polychaete Nephtys hombergii and oligochaetes of the genus Tubificoides. Other characterising species that may be present ar...
SS.SSa.IFiSa.ScupHyd Sertularia cupressina and Hydrallmania falcata on tide-swept sublittoral sand with cobbles or pebbles.
Published date 2015-03Shallow sands with cobbles and pebbles, exposed to strong tidal streams, with conspicuous colonies of hydroids, particularly Hydrallmania falcata and to a lesser extent Sertularia cupressina and S. ar...
SS.SSa.CMuSa Circalittoral muddy sand
Published date 2015-03Circalittoral non-cohesive muddy sands with the silt content of the substratum typically ranging from 5% to 20%. This habitat is generally found in water depths of over 15-20m and supports animal-domi...
SS.SMu.OMu.StyPse Styela gelatinosa, Pseudamussium peslutrae and solitary ascidians on sheltered deep circalittoral muddy sediment
Published date 2015-03This biotope is known only from deep water in Loch Goil (Clyde sea lochs) in fine mud at 65 m with terrigenous debris. Large numbers of solitary ascidians, including Styela gelatinosa, Ascidia conchil...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.SlatGraFS Saccharina latissima, Gracilaria gracilis and brown seaweeds on full salinity infralittoral sediment
Published date 2015-03Shallow kelp community found on muddy sand, in moderately exposed or sheltered, fully marine conditions, with weak tidal currents. The community is characterised by a reasonable covering of Saccharina...
SS.SMp.Mrl.Lfas Lithophyllum fasciculatum maerl beds on infralittoral mud
Published date 2015-03Shallow, sheltered infralittoral muddy plains with Lithophyllum fasciculatum maerl. This rarely recorded maerl species forms flattened masses or balls several centimetres in diameter (Irvine & Chamber...
SS.SMu.CFiMu.SpnMeg Seapens and burrowing megafauna in circalittoral fine mud
Published date 2015-03Plains of fine mud at depths greater than about 15 m may be heavily bioturbated by burrowing megafauna; burrows and mounds may form a prominent feature of the sediment surface with conspicuous populat...
LS.LMu.UEst.NhomStr Nephtys hombergii and Streblospio shrubsolii in littoral mud
Published date 2015-03Soft wet mud with a fine sand fraction, on the mid and lower shore of sheltered estuaries, usually with an anoxic layer present within the first 5 cm of the sediment. The infauna is relatively poor, d...
LS.LMu.UEst Polychaete/oligochaete-dominated upper estuarine mud shores
Published date 2015-03Upper estuarine sandy mud and mud shores, in areas with significant freshwater influence. Littoral mud typically forms mudflats, though dry compacted mud can form steep and even vertical structures, p...
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx.Cvol Hediste diversicolor and Corophium volutator in littoral gravelly sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Extremely sheltered gravelly sandy mud, subject to variable or reduced salinity. The infaunal community consists of the ragworm Hediste diversicolor, Streblospio shrubsolii, Capitella capitata and Ma...