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IR.MIR.KT.XKTX Mixed kelp and red seaweeds on infralittoral boulders, cobbles and gravel in tidal rapids
Published date 2015-03Mixed substrata of boulders, cobbles, pebbles and gravel, typically found in tidal rapids with kelp Saccharina latissima and Laminaria hyperborea and red seaweeds. L. saccharina usually dominates this...
CR.LCR.BrAs.AmenCio.Bri Dense brittlestars with sparse Ascidia mentula and Ciona intestinalis on sheltered circalittoral mixed substrata
Published date 2015-03This biotope is typically found on wave-sheltered sites (although it may be found in wave-exposed through to extremely wave-sheltered conditions), on circalittoral mixed substrata (Bedrock, boulders, ...
IR.MIR.KR.XFoR Dense foliose red seaweeds on silty moderately exposed infralittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Upward-facing surfaces of shallow, infralittoral bedrock and boulders in areas of turbid water dominated by dense red seaweeds, with the notable absence of kelp. The stable rock, which can be cobbles ...
SS.SCS.ICS.SSh Sparse fauna on highly mobile sublittoral shingle (cobbles and pebbles)
Published date 2015-03Sublittoral clean shingle and pebble habitats with a lack of conspicuous fauna. Unstable, rounded pebbles and stones (as opposed to sub-angular cobbles, which are often found lying on or embedded in o...
M.AtMA Atlantic mid 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 mid a...
LS.LMu.MEst.NhomMacStr Nephtys hombergii, Macoma balthica and Streblospio shrubsolii in littoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Soft mud with a fine sand fraction, in variable salinity conditions, typically close to the head of estuaries. The infauna is dominated by the polychaete worm Streblospio shrubsolii, the polychaete Ne...
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx.Mac Hediste diversicolor and Macoma balthica in littoral gravelly mud
Published date 2015-03Sheltered gravelly mud shores, subject to reduced salinity. The infaunal community consists of the ragworm Hediste diversicolor, as well as the spire shell Peringia ulvae and the baltic tellin Macoma ...
M.AtUB.Co Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea coarse sediment has not been sampled widely for infauna so little is currently known about infaunal community structure. Epifauna tend to be sparse mobile species or burrowing fauna such as a...
M.AtMA.Mx Atlantic mid 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...
LR.FLR.CvOv.VmucHil Verrucaria mucosa and/or Hildenbrandia rubra on upper to mid shore cave walls
Published date 2015-03The upper walls and ceilings of the entrances and inner reaches of upper shore caves affected by direct wave action (and therefore moistened by sea spray), characterised by a mosaic of the olive green...