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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.SSa.IFiSa Infralittoral fine sand
Published date 2015-03Clean sands which occur in shallow water, either on the open coast or in tide-swept channels of marine inlets. The habitat typically lacks a significant seaweed component and is characterised by robus...
IR.LIR.K.LhypSlat.Gz Grazed, mixed Laminaria hyperborea and Saccharina latissima on sheltered infralittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Silted infralittoral rock with mixed Laminaria hyperborea and Saccharina latissima kelp forest, intensively grazed by the echinoderm Echinus esculentus and the gastropods Steromphala cineraria and Cal...
M.ArUA.Mx Arctic upper abyssal 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...
LS.LSa.FiSa Polychaete/amphipod-dominated fine sand shores
Published date 2015-03Shores of clean, medium to fine and very fine sand, with no coarse sand, gravel or mud present. Shells and stones may occasionally be present on the surface. The sand may be duned or rippled as a resu...
M.AtLA Atlantic lower abyssal
Published date 2015-03Atlantic waters are warm (typically >8°C within the UK) and Atlantic seabed habitats occur around most of the UK, excluding depths greater than 300 m in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. The Atlantic lower...
SS.SSa.SSaVS.NcirAm Nephtys cirrosa and amphipods in variable salinity infralittoral mobile sand
Published date 2015-03Mobile sand in variable salinity conditions where tidal currents create an unstable, shifting habitat. Characteristic species include the polychaetes Nephtys cirrosa and Scoloplos armiger along with a...
CR.MCR.SfR.Pol Polydora sp. tubes on moderately exposed sublittoral soft rock
Published date 2015-03Large patches of chalk and soft limestone are occasionally covered entirely by Polydora sp. tubes to the exclusion of almost all other species. This tends to occur in highly turbid conditions and span...
M.ArUA.Bi Arctic upper abyssal biogenic structure
Published date 2015-03A biogenic structure is formed when reef-forming species, such as cold water corals, attach to any hard substrate present and grow over the surrounding area forming a secondary substrate over the top....
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...