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IR.MIR.KR.Ldig Laminaria digitata on moderately exposed sublittoral fringe rock
Published date 2015-03Exposed to moderately exposed sublittoral fringe rock characterised by the kelp Laminaria digitata with coralline crusts covering the rock beneath the kelp canopy. Foliose red seaweeds such as Palmari...
SS.SBR.PoR.Ser Serpula vermicularis reefs on very sheltered infralittoral muddy sand
Published date 2015-03Large clumps (mini 'reefs') of the calcareous tubes of Serpula vermicularis, typically attached to stones on muddy sediment in very sheltered conditions in sea lochs and other marine inlets. A rich as...
SS.SSa.SSaVS.NintGam Neomysis integer and Gammarus spp. in fluctuating low salinity infralittoral mobile sand
Published date 2015-03Upper estuary mobile fine muddy sands with very low fluctuating salinity characterised by the mysid shrimp Neomysis integer (see Arndt 1991) and amphipods of the genus Gammarus spp. This habitat has a...
LR.HLR.MusB.Cht.Cht Chthamalus spp. on exposed upper eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Very exposed to moderately exposed upper and mid eulittoral bedrock and boulders characterised by a dense community of barnacles, including Chthamalus montagui, Chthamalus stellatus and Semibalanus ba...
SS.SMu.OMu.PjefThyAfil Paramphinome jeffreysii, Thyasira spp. and Amphiura filiformis in offshore circalittoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Deep, offshore cohesive sandy mud communities characterised by the polychaete Paramphinome jeffreysii, bivalves such as Parathyasira equalis and Thyasira gouldi (sometimes in elevated densities) and t...
LR.FLR.Lic.Ver Verrucaria maura on littoral fringe rock
Published date 2015-03Bedrock or stable boulders and cobbles in the littoral fringe which is covered by the black lichen Verrucaria maura. This lichen typically covers the entire rock surface giving a distinct black band i...
SS.SCS.CCS.SpiB Spirobranchus triqueter with barnacles and bryozoan crusts on unstable circalittoral cobbles and pebbles
Published date 2015-03This biotope is characterised by a few ubiquitous robust and/or fast growing ephemeral species which are able to colonise pebbles and unstable cobbles and slates which are regularly moved by wave and ...
SS.SMu.SMuVS.CapTubi Capitella capitata and Tubificoides spp. in reduced salinity infralittoral muddy sediment
Published date 2015-03Reduced or variable salinity muddy sediment characterised by the Capitella capitata species complex with a relatively low species richness. Large numbers of the oligochaetes Tubificoides spp. may be f...
LR.HLR.FR.Mas Mastocarpus stellatus and Chondrus crispus on very exposed to moderately exposed lower eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Exposed to moderately exposed lower eulittoral vertical to almost horizontal bedrock characterised by a dense turf of Mastocarpus stellatus and Chondrus crispus (either together or separately). Beneat...
SS.SMx.CMx.ClloModHo Sparse Modiolus modiolus, dense Cerianthus lloydii and burrowing holothurians on sheltered circalittoral stones and mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Pebbles and cobbles on mud or muddy gravel in sea lochs with frequent Cerianthus lloydii and occasional Modiolus modiolus. Large burrowing holothurians may include Psolus phantapus, Panningia hyndmani...