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SS.SMx.IMx.VcorAsquAps Venerupis corrugata, Amphipholis squamata and Apseudes latreilli in infralittoral mixed sediment

Published date 2015-03

Sheltered muddy sandy gravel and pebbles in marine inlets, estuaries or embayments with variable salinity or fully marine conditions, support large populations of the pullet carpet shell Venerupis cor...


CR.MCR.CSab.Sspi Sabellaria spinulosa encrusted circalittoral rock

Published date 2015-03

This biotope is typically found encrusting the upper faces of wave-exposed and moderately wave-exposed circalittoral bedrock, boulders and cobbles subject to strong/moderately strong tidal streams in ...


M.AtUB.Co.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment

Published date 2015-03

This 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...


M.AtLB.Ro.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Atlantic lower bathyal rock and other hard substrata

Published date 2015-03

This 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...


M.AtUB.Bi Atlantic upper bathyal biogenic structure

Published date 2015-03

A 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....


M.AAUB.Ro Atlanto-Arctic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata

Published date 2015-03

Rock and other hard substrate has a more diverse epifaunal community as species attach to the hard surface that in turn attract more fauna. Deep-sea rock is generally encrusted in a range of species i...


M.AtMB.Bi.CorRee Atlantic mid bathyal cold water coral reef (biogenic structure)

Published date 2015-03

Reefs formed by Scleractinian corals. In the Atlantic mid bathyal the reef forming species is Lophelia pertusa. Coral reef attaches to hard substrate, but can be found on sediments where corals initia...


M.AtLB.Mu.EreCor Erect coral field on Atlantic lower bathyal mud

Published date 2015-03

Dense aggregations of erect soft corals occuring on fine sediments. The species composition will vary with depth and location. This broad community is functionally similar to seapen fields.


CR.MCR.EcCr.CarSp.Bri Brittlestars overlying coralline crusts, Parasmittina trispinosa and Caryophyllia smithii on wave-exposed circalittoral rock

Published date 2015-03

This variant is typically found on the upper faces of wave-exposed circalittoral bedrock or boulders subject to moderately strong to weak tidal streams, on open coasts. However, the depth at which the...


M.AtUB.Ro.BarCom Barnacle dominated community on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata

Published date 2015-03

This broad community includes all biotopes where barnacle species are the dominant fauna. The species of barnacle will vary with depth and location. This community is found on rock and associated fau...



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