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SS.SMu.ISaMu.Cap Capitella capitata in enriched sublittoral muddy sediments
Published date 2015-03The polychaete Capitella capitata (agg.) a widely occurring opportunist species complex that is particularly associated with organically enriched and polluted sediments (Warren 1977; Pearson & Rosenbe...
LR.HLR.FR.Coff Corallina officinalis on exposed to moderately exposed lower eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Very exposed to moderately exposed lower eulittoral rock that supports a dense turf of the red seaweed Corallina officinalis, often on wave surged rocky slopes. There is usually a low abundance of oth...
SS.SMu.OMu.CapThy Capitella capitata and Thyasira spp. in organically-enriched offshore circalittoral mud and sandy mud
Published date 2015-03In circalittoral and deep offshore mud and sandy mud adjacent to oil or gas platforms, organic enrichment from drill cuttings leads to the development of communities dominated by the Capitella capitat...
LR.MLR.BF.Fser.Pid Fucus serratus and piddocks on lower eulittoral soft rock
Published date 2015-03The lower eulittoral zone on soft rock shores (e.g. chalk) characterised by the wrack Fucus serratus. Much of the community associated with this biotope is the same as the biotope Fserr.FS, but certai...
LR.FLR.Lic.Ver.B Verrucaria maura and sparse barnacles on exposed littoral fringe rock
Published date 2015-03The littoral fringe of very exposed to moderately exposed rocky shores with a sparse covering of the barnacles Semibalanus balanoides and/or Chthamalus montagui over the black lichen Verrucaria maura....
LS.LMu.UEst.Hed.Ol Hediste diversicolor and oligochaetes in littoral mud
Published date 2015-03A species-poor community found in mud or slightly sandy mud in low salinity conditions, typically at the head of estuaries. The infauna is dominated by the ragworm Hediste diversicolor which is typica...
LS.LSa.MoSa.Ol Oligochaetes in littoral mobile sand
Published date 2015-03A species-poor community of oligochaetes occurring in estuarine conditions where sands and gravel are associated with the lower shore river channel in estuaries. The sediment is relatively coarse and ...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.SlatGraVS Saccharina latissima and Gracilaria gracilis with sponges and ascidians on variable salinity infralittoral sediment
Published date 2015-03Shallow kelp community found on stony sediment, in extremely sheltered, variable salinity conditions, with moderately strong tidal currents. The community is characterised by a sparser covering of Sac...
LR.HLR.MusB Mussel and/or barnacle communities
Published date 2015-03Communities on very exposed to moderately exposed upper and mid eulittoral bedrock and boulders dominated by the mussel Mytilus edulis (MytB), barnacles Chthamalus spp. and/or Semibalanus balanoides a...
CR.HCR.FaT.BalTub Balanus crenatus and Tubularia indivisa on extremely tide-swept circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This biotope typically occurs on upward-facing, extremely tide-swept, circalittoral bedrock, boulders and cobbles found in a broad spectrum of wave-exposures. It is characterised by a few species that...