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SS.SSa.CFiSa.SiphNephVen Siphonoecetes, Nephtyidae polychaetes and venerid bivalves in circalittoral sand
Published date 2015-03Circalittoral shallow coarse or medium sands (with shells and gravel) characterised by a community of amphipods, Nephtyidae and bivalves. This biotope has been recorded on sandbanks to the East of Isl...
M.AtLB.Sa.SolScl Solitary scleractinian field on Atlantic lower bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This broad community is characterised by dense aggregations of solitary cup corals (Caryophylliidae and / or Flabellidae) on sediments including mud and sandy mud and coarse sediments. The species com...
M.AtMB.Ro.BarCom.BatHir Bathylasma hirsutum assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03Biotope dominated by the barnacle Bathylasma hirsutum. Observed on bedrock in high current areas. Barnacle coverage may not be dense. This assemblage was also identified in the upper bathyal, but the ...
M.AtMB.Mu.BurOph Burrowing ophiuroid community on Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community consisting of assemblages characterised by brittle stars (ophiuroids) that bury in soft sediments with on the tips of the arms visible at the surface. Species may differ with dept...
M.AAUB.Co.SpaEnc Sparse encrusting community on Atlanto-Arctic upper bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community includes all biotopes that are characterised by encrusting species including deep-sea sponges, serpulid worms, cup corals and Anoniimid bivalves. Associated species can include sq...
M.AtLB.Bi.CorRee.SolFra Mixed coral assemblage on Atlantic lower bathyal Solenosmilia reef framework (biogenic structure)
Published date 2015-03This biotope is found on mostly dead Solenosmilia variabilis framework and is characterised by dense growths of corals of many difference species including Isididae, Anthomastus grandiflorus, zoanthi...
M.AtMB.Bi.CorRee.LopFra Mixed coral assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal Lophelia pertusa reef framework (biogenic structure)
Published date 2015-03This biotope represents the extensive, mostly dead, framework of Lophelia pertusa that support a high diversity of species including various other corals such as Caryophylliidae, Stichopathes gravier...
M.AtUB.Mu.SpnMeg.KopFie Kophobelemnon fields on Atlantic upper bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This biotope is composed of dense aggregations of seapens of the genus Kophobelemnon (in the UK likely to be Kophobelemnon stelliferum) on mud. Kophobelemnon fields are also found in the mid bathyal z...
M.AtMB.Ro.BraCom.DalSep Dallina septigera and Macandrevia cranium assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03Biotope dominated by the brachiopods Dallina septigera and Macandrevia cranium. Brachiopod dominated assemblages have been observed from multiple locations with the UK deep-sea occuring on bedrock, be...
M.AtUB.Sa.SurOph Surface dwelling ophiuroid community on Atlantic upper bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This broad community consisting of assemblages characterised by brittle stars (ophiuroids) which lie on the surface of the seabed. They can occur in isolation or be overlain onto other broad communiti...