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M.AtUB.Co.MixCor.DisLop Discrete Lophelia pertusa colonies on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This biotope occurs on coarse sediment and coral rubble. Small growths of Lophelia pertusa and often Madrepora occulata are present. Lophelia pertusa reef framework may also be present adjacent to thi...
M.AtUB.Co.SolScl Solitary scleractinian field on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community is characterised by dense aggregations of solitary cup corals (Caryophylliidae and / or Flabellidae) on sediments including mud and sandy mud and coarse sediments. The species com...
M.AtMA.Mu.HolCom Holothurian dominated community on Atlantic mid abyssal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains those biotopes where holothurians dominate. They are generally very deep (abyssal) and occur on silt or pelagic ooze. The species composition will vary with depth. The ho...
LR.HLR.FT Fucoids in tide-swept conditions
Published date 2015-03Biotope complex description Fucoid seaweeds in tide-swept conditions on sheltered to extremely sheltered mid eulittoral to lower eulittoral rocky shores, such as narrow channels in sea lochs. The midd...
M.AtMB.Sa.CriCom.LepCel Leptometra celtica assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of dense aggregations of the crinoid Leptometra celtica on sand in the mid bathyal. It occurs at the shelf edge and in the heads of canyons. It is likely that the fast currents a...
M.AtLB.Mx.XenCom Xenophyophore dominated community on Atlantic lower bathyal mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community is characterised by dense aggreations of xenophyophores. Associated species will vary with depth and sediment type but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuroids, Majid crabs...
M.AtLB.Mu.XenCom.SyrFra Syringammina fragilissima field on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03Assemblage characterised by dense aggregations of the xenophyophore Syringammina fragilissima on mud substrate. Associated species will vary with depth but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuro...
M.AtMB.Co.CriCom.LepCel Leptometra celtica assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of dense aggregations of the crinoid Leptometra celtica on coarse sediment in the mid bathyal. It occurs at the shelf edge and in the heads of canyons. It is likely that the fast...
M.ArMB.Ro.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Arctic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains those biotopes where corals dominate but do not form a living coral reef. A mixture of different coral types can be present. Associated species are similar to 'sparse enc...
M.AtMB.Mu.XenCom.SyrFra Syringammina fragilissima field on Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03Biotope characterised by dense aggregations of the xenophyophore Syringammina fragilissima on mud substrate. Associated species will vary with depth but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiuroids...