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M.AtLB.Mx Atlantic lower 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...
M.AtLB.Bi.CorRee.SolVar Atlantic lower bathyal live Solenosmilia variabilis reef (biogenic structure)
Published date 2015-03This biotope is similar to Lophelia pertusa reef, but the dominant scleractinian species is Solenosmilia variabilis. It is generally found deeper than Lophelia pertusa reef in the lower bathyal zone (...
M.AtLA.Bi Atlantic lower 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....
M.AtUB.Sa Atlantic upper 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.Mu Atlantic mid bathyal 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...
M.AtMA.Ro Atlantic mid abyssal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03Rock 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.Mu.InfPol Mixed infauna dominated by polychaetes in Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03All infaunal communities in the deep-sea are dominated by polychaete species with a diverse range of other taxa including bivalves, amphipods and sipunculids. Species level data were not available for...
M.AtUB.Sa.UrcCom Urchin dominated community on Atlantic upper bathyal sand
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 On Atlanti...
M.AtLB.Mu.UrcCom.GraAcu Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus assemblage on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This biotope consistis of aggregations of Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus (previously Echinus acutus norvegicus) on mud substrate. Gage (1986) reports this assemblage from 700-1400m on pelagic ooze an...
M.AtLB.Mu.XenCom Xenophyophore dominated community on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community is characterised by dense aggreations of xenophyophores. Associated species will vary with depth and sediment type but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuroids, Majid crabs...