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SS.SMu.CSaMu.VirOphPmax.HAs Virgularia mirabilis and Ophiura spp. with Pecten maximus, hydroids and ascidians on circalittoral sandy or shelly mud with stones

Published date 2015-03

Circalittoral fine sandy mud with shell gravel and notable quantities of shells or small stones scattered over the sediment surface. These sediments, like SS.SMu.CSaMu.VirOphPmax, may contain Virgular...


M.ArLB.Co Arctic lower bathyal coarse sediment

Published date 2015-03

Deep-sea coarse sediment has not been sampled widely for infauna so little is currently known about infaunal community structure. Epifauna tend to be sparse mobile species or burrowing fauna such as a...


M.AtUB.Mx Atlantic upper bathyal mixed sediment

Published date 2015-03

Deep-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...


IR.LIR Low energy infralittoral rock

Published date 2015-03

Infralittoral rock in wave and tide-sheltered conditions, supporting silty communities with Laminaria hyperborea and/or Saccharina latissima (K). Associated seaweeds are typically silt-tolerant and in...


IR.HIR.KFaR Kelp with cushion fauna and/or foliose red seaweeds

Published date 2015-03

Rocky 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 ...


SS.SMp.Ang Angiosperm communities in reduced salinity

Published date 2015-03

Lagoon communities, subject to reduced or low salinity conditions, dominated by angiosperms, including Stuckenia pectinata beds and fringing habitats with reeds Phragmites australis. No situation data...


IR.HIR High energy infralittoral rock

Published date 2015-03

Rocky 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.LBR.LMus.Myt.Mu Mytilus edulis beds on littoral mud

Published date 2015-03

Dense mussel beds found in sheltered conditions on mud. There is a build up of pseudofaeces that results in a bed that is very soft to walk on, and sediment which is anoxic to the surface. Pools are o...


SS.SMx.CMx.ClloMx.Nem Cerianthus lloydii with Nemertesia spp. and other hydroids in circalittoral muddy mixed sediment

Published date 2015-03

In 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...


LR.FLR.CvOv.RpurCla Rhodochorton purpureum and Cladophora rupestris on upper to mid-shore cave walls

Published date 2015-03

Vertical and steeply-sloping upper walls at the entrances and inner reaches of upper to mid-shore caves that are partially sheltered from direct wave action characterised by a turf of the 'velvety' re...



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