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M.AtMB.Sa.BurOph Burrowing ophiuroid community on Atlantic mid bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This broad community consisting of assemblages characterised by brittle stars (ophiuroids) that bury in soft sediments with on the tips of the arms visible at the surface. Species may differ with dept...
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...
M.AtUB.Ro.BarCom.BatHir Bathylasma hirsutum assemblage on Atlantic upper 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 mid bathyal, but the as...
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...
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.AtUB.Ro Atlantic upper bathyal 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...
CR.LCR.BrAs.NovPro Novocrania anomala and Protanthea simplex on sheltered circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This biotope typically occurs in full to variable salinity conditions on very wave-sheltered circalittoral bedrock and boulder slopes subject to negligible tidal streams (this tends to be in the landw...
M.ArMB.Ro.CriCom.HelGla Heliometra glacialis, Actinostolid anemones and tube worm assemblage on Arctic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This biotope has been recorded on a cobble and boulder matrix at the base of the Wyville Thomson Ridge in cold Arctic waters. Conspicuous fauna are the Actinostolid anemones, the crinoid Heliometra gl...
M.ArLB.Bi Arctic lower bathyal 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.AAUB.Mx.DeeSpo.GeoSpo Geodia and other massive sponges on Atlanto-Arctic upper bathyal mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03This biotope has been found at approximately 500m on the eastern slopes of the Faroe-Shetland Channel, it principally consists of rather small sponge specimens but that practically carpet the seafloor...