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M.ArLB.Ro Arctic lower bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03Rock and other hard substrate has a more diverse epifaunal community as species attach to the hard surface that in turn attract more fauna. Deep-sea rock is generally encrusted in a range of species i...
M.AAUB.Co.DeeSpo.GeoSpo Geodia and other massive sponges on Atlanto-Arctic upper bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This biotope has been found at approximately 500m on the eastern slopes of the Faroe-Shetland Channel. It principally consists of rather small sponge specimens that practically carpet the seafloor. La...
CR.MCR.CSab.Sspi.As Sabellaria spinulosa, didemnids and other small ascidians on tide-swept moderately wave-exposed circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This variant is typically found on tide-swept, moderately wave-exposed circalittoral bedrock, boulders and cobbles subject to slight sand-scour. It occurs predominantly in the lower circalittoral. Thi...
CR.MCR.CMus.CMyt Mytilus edulis beds with hydroids and ascidians on tide-swept exposed to moderately wave-exposed circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This biotope typically occurs on the upper faces of tide-swept circalittoral bedrock, boulders and mixed substrata exposed to varying amounts of wave action. The mussel Mytilus edulis forms dense beds...
M.AAUB.Sa Atlanto-Arctic upper bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea sand sediments have a diverse infaunal community dominated by polychaetes. Epifauna tend to be sparse, mobile species, or burrowing fauna such as anemones and brittlestars visible at the surf...
M.AtLB.Bi Atlantic lower bathyal biogenic structure
Published date 2015-03A biogenic structure is formed when reef-forming species, such as cold water corals, attach to any hard substrate present and grow over the surrounding area forming a secondary substrate over the top....
M.AtMB.Co.CriCom Crinoid dominated community on Atlantic mid bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains assembages where crinoids dominate the fauna. Crinoid assemblages are found typically in areas with higher current speeds that facilitate filter feeding, such as the shel...
M.ArMB.Sa.InfPol Mixed infauna dominated by polychaetes in Arctic mid bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03All infaunal communities in the deep-sea are dominated by polychaete species with a diverse range of other taxa including bivalves, amphipods and sipunculids. Species level data were not available for...
M.AtLB.Sa Atlantic lower bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea sand sediments have a diverse infaunal community dominated by polychaetes. Epifauna tend to be sparse, mobile species, or burrowing fauna such as anemones and brittlestars visible at the surf...
M.AtMA.Mu.CriCom Crinoid dominated community on Atlantic mid abyssal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains assembages where crinoids dominate the fauna. Crinoid assemblages are found typically in areas with higher current speeds that facilitate filter feeding, such as the shel...