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M.AtMB.Mx Atlantic mid bathyal 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...
CR.MCR.CFaVS.HbowEud Halichondria bowerbanki, Eudendrium arbuscula and Eucratea loricata on reduced salinity tide-swept circalittoral mixed substrata
Published date 2015-03This biotope typically occurs on circalittoral mixed substrata (bedrock, boulders, cobbles, pebbles and gravel) in the moderately strong, tide-swept narrows near the entrance of Loch Etive, although n...
M.AtMB.Sa Atlantic mid bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea sand sediments have a diverse infaunal community dominated by polychaetes. Epifauna tend to be sparse, mobile species, or burrowing fauna such as anemones and brittlestars visible at the surf...
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.AtMB.Mu.UrcCom Urchin dominated community on Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains biotopes that are dominated by urchins and occurs on sediment. The species of urchin and associated species varies with depth and substrate type. On Atlantic mid bathyal...
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.AtLB.Co.XenCom.SyrFra Syringammina fragilissima field on Atlantic lower bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03Biotope characterised by dense aggregations of the xenophyophore Syringammina fragilissima on coarse sediment. Associated species will vary with depth but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuroi...
M.AtLB.Co.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Atlantic lower bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains those biotopes where corals dominate but do not form a living coral reef. A mixture of different coral types can be present. Associated species are similar to 'sparse enc...
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.AtMA.Mu Atlantic mid abyssal 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...