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LR.MLR.BF.PelB Pelvetia canaliculata and barnacles on moderately exposed littoral fringe rock
Published date 2015-03Exposed to moderately exposed steep, lower littoral fringe rock and mixed substrata characterised by the wrack Pelvetia canaliculata and sparse barnacles Chthamalus montagui and Semibalanus balanoides...
LR.LLR.F.Pel Pelvetia canaliculata on sheltered littoral fringe rock
Published date 2015-03Lower littoral fringe bedrock or stable boulders and mixed substrata in sheltered to extremely sheltered conditions characterised by a dense cover of the wrack Pelvetia canaliculata. The biotope may b...
LR.MLR.MusF.MytPid Mytilus edulis and piddocks on eulittoral firm clay
Published date 2015-03Clay outcrops in the mid to lower eulittoral which are bored by a variety of piddocks including Pholas dactylus, Barnea candida and Petricolaria pholadiformis. The surface of the clay is characterised...
SS.SBR.PoR.Ser Serpula vermicularis reefs on very sheltered circalittoral 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...
IR.HIR High energy infralittoral rock
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 ...
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...
LR.LLR.F.Fves.FS Fucus vesiculosus on full salinity moderately exposed to sheltered mid eulittoral rock
Published date 2015-03Moderately exposed to sheltered mid eulittoral bedrock and large boulders characterised by a dense canopy of the wrack Fucus vesiculosus (Abundant to Superabundant). Beneath the seaweed canopy the roc...
LR.FLR.CvOv.RpurCla Rhodochorton purpureum and Cladophora rupestris on upper to mid-shore cave walls
Published date 2015-03Vertical 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...
LS.LBR.LMus.Myt.Mu Mytilus edulis beds on littoral mud
Published date 2015-03Dense 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...
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...