2295 page results
IR.MIR.KR.Lhyp.Pk Laminaria hyperborea park and foliose red seaweeds on moderately exposed lower infralittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Below the dense kelp forest (Lhyp.Ft) on moderately exposed lower infralittoral bedrock and boulders, the kelp thins out to form a park. Beneath the kelp, the rock and kelp stipes are covered by an of...
SS.SMu.IFiMu.Ocn Ocnus planci aggregations on sheltered sublittoral muddy sediment
Published date 2015-03Dense aggregations of Ocnus planci on various substrata, typically muddy but occasionally with stones or shells, in sheltered conditions such as sea lochs. Philine aperta also characterises this bioto...
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...
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...
IR.HIR.KFaR.Ala Alaria esculenta on exposed sublittoral fringe bedrock
Published date 2015-03Exposed sublittoral fringe bedrock with an Alaria esculenta forest and an encrusting fauna of the mussel Mytilus edulis and barnacles such as Semibalanus balanoides. The kelp Laminaria digitata can be...
IR.FIR.SG.CC Coralline crusts in surge gullies and scoured infralittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Scoured rock in wave-surged caves, tunnels or gullies often looks rather bare, and may be characterised by a limited scour-tolerant fauna of Balanus crenatus and/or Spirobranchus triqueter with spiror...
LR.HLR.MusB.Sem Semibalanus balanoides on exposed to moderately exposed or vertical sheltered eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Exposed to moderately exposed mid to upper eulittoral bedrock and large boulders characterised by dense barnacles Semibalanus balanoides and the limpet Patella vulgata. The community has a relatively ...
SS.SMu.IFiMu.Beg Beggiatoa spp. on anoxic sublittoral mud
Published date 2015-03Sublittoral soft anoxic mud, often in areas with poor water exchange with the open sea, can have a conspicuous bacterial mat covering of Beggiatoa spp. The anoxia may be a result of natural conditions...
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...
CR.MCR.CFaVS.CuSpH Cushion sponges and hydroids on turbid tide-swept sheltered circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This biotope is found in variable salinity environments and tends to occur on the upper faces of circalittoral bedrock and boulders, in sheltered sites subject to moderately strong tidal streams. This...