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LR.FLR.Rkp.FK.Sar Sargassum muticum in eulittoral rockpools
Published date 2015-03Shallow rockpools throughout the eulittoral zone on exposed to moderately exposed shores dominated by the brown seaweed Sargassum muticum and the red seaweed Corallina officinalis. Other brown seaweed...
LS.LBR.LMus.Myt.Sa Mytilus edulis beds on littoral sand
Published date 2015-03This sub-biotope occurs on mid to lower shore sand and muddy sand. Mussels Mytilus edulis grow attached to shell debris and live cockles Cerastoderma edule, forming patches of mussels on consolidated ...
IR.HIR.KFaR Kelp with cushion fauna and/or foliose red seaweeds
Published date 2015-03Rocky habitats in the infralittoral zone subject to exposed to extremely exposed wave action or strong tidal streams. Typically the rock supports a community of kelp Laminaria hyperborea with foliose ...
LS.LSa.MuSa.MacAre Macoma balthica and Arenicola marina in littoral muddy sand
Published date 2015-03Muddy sand or fine sand, often occurring as extensive intertidal flats both on open coasts and in marine inlets. The sediment is often compacted, with a rippled surface, areas of standing water, and g...
CR.LCR Low energy circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This habitat complex occurs on wave-sheltered circalittoral bedrock and boulders subject to mainly weak/very weak tidal streams. The biotopes identified within this habitat complex are often dominated...
CR.MCR.EcCr.FaAlCr.Flu Flustra foliacea on slightly scoured silty circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This variant is typically found on the upper faces of moderately wave-exposed circalittoral bedrock or boulders subjected to moderately strong tidal streams. These rocky patches may be interspersed wi...
LR.LLR.FVS.PelVS Pelvetia canaliculata on sheltered variable salinity littoral fringe rock
Published date 2015-03Lower littoral fringe bedrock or stable boulders and mixed substrata on very sheltered to extremely sheltered variable salinity shores characterised by a dense cover of the wrack Pelvetia canaliculata...
SS.SMx.CMx.ClloMx.Nem Cerianthus lloydii with Nemertesia spp. and other hydroids in circalittoral muddy mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03In sheltered muddy sandy gravel with appreciable quantities of surficial cobbles, pebbles and shells a community similar to SS.SMx.CMx.ClloMx may develop with frequent Cerianthus lloydii and other bur...
LS.LMu.UEst.Hed.Str Hediste diversicolor and Streblospio shrubsolii in littoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Mud and sandy mud shores in sheltered marine inlets and estuaries subject to variable or reduced salinity. The biotope is typically found on the mid and lower shores and is often associated with shall...
SS.SMp.SSgr Sublittoral seagrass beds
Published date 2015-03Beds of seagrass (Zostera subg. Zostera marina or Ruppia spp.) in shallow sublittoral sediments. These communities are generally found in extremely sheltered embayments, marine inlets, estuaries and l...