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M.AtUB.Co.SolScl.CarAct Caryophyllia smithii and Actinauge richardi assemblage on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03Biotope comprising cup coral Caryophyllia smithii and anemone Actinauge richardi attached to small pieces of hard material in the sediment. This assemblage is observed on the shallow parts of Rockall ...
M.AtUA.Sa Atlantic upper abyssal 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.ArUA.Ro Arctic upper 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.AtLB.Sa.UrcCom.GraAcu Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus assemblage on Atlantic lower bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of aggregations of Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus (previously Echinus acutus norvegicus) on sand substrate. The same epifaunal assemblage is also found on mud and sand in the up...
SS.SMu.OMu.CalPol Calocaris macandreae and polychaetes in offshore circalittoral mud and sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Sublittoral mud and sandy mud plains characterised by a wide range of infauna including polychaetes, few crustaceans and molluscs. This biotope has been found in the Irish Sea, the Minches, and Wester...
M.AtUB.Ro.SpaEnc.PsoSpo Psolus squamatus and encrusting sponge assemblage on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This assemblage occurs on cobble, boulder and bedrock areas with the holothurian Psolus being the most conspicuous faunal compenent and lamellate sponges also being present. A range of encrusting spec...
M.AtMB.Sa.SurOph Surface dwelling ophiuroid community on Atlantic mid 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...
M.AtMB.Sa.UrcCom Urchin dominated community on Atlantic mid 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 upper and m...
M.AtMB.Mu.DeeSpo Deep sponge aggregation on Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains assemblages where sponges dominate sediment habitats. Sponges can be of all morphotypes except encrusting. Aggregations of the glass sponge Pheronema carpenteri have been...
M.AAUB.Co.SpaEnc.SpoSer Pale encrusting sponges and serpulids on Atlanto-Arctic upper bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of gravel substrates with few visible epifauna only encrusting forms. The same assemblage was recorded in the Atlantic upper and Arctic mid bathyal zones, but associated infaunal...