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M.AtMB.Sa.UrcCom.GraAcu Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus assemblage on Atlantic mid bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This biotope consists of aggregations of Gracilechinus acutus norvegicus (previously Echinus acutus norvegicus) on sand substrate. The same epifaunal assemblage is also found on mud and sand in the up...
M.AtUB.Mu.BurOph Burrowing ophiuroid community on Atlantic upper bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community consisting of assemblages characterised by brittle stars (ophiuroids) that bury in soft sediments with on the tips of the arms visible at the surface. Species may differ with dept...
M.AtMB.Co.XenCom.SyrFra Syringammina fragilissima field on Atlantic mid bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03Assemblage characterised by dense aggregations of the xenophyophore Syringammina fragilissima on coarse sediment. Associated species will vary with depth but may include squat lobsters (Munida), Ophiu...
M.AtMB.Sa.CriCom Crinoid dominated community on Atlantic mid bathyal sand
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.AtMB.Ro.BraCom Brachiopod dominated community on Atlantic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This broad community includes all biotopes where brachiopod species are the dominant fauna. The species of brachiopod will vary with depth and location. Associated fauna are sparse. Currently, brachio...
M.ArUA.Mu.InfPol Mixed infauna dominated by polychaetes in Arctic upper abyssal mud
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.Mx.SurOph Surface dwelling ophiuroid community on Atlantic lower bathyal mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03This broad community consisting of assemblages characterised by brittle stars (ophiuroids) which lie on the surface of the seabed. They can occur in isolation or be overlain onto other broad communiti...
M.AtLB.Sa.UrcCom Urchin dominated community on Atlantic lower bathyal sand
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains biotopes that are dominated by urchins and occurs on sediment. The species of urchin and associated species varies with depth and substrate type. On Atlantic mid bathyal...
M.AtLB.Co.MixCor.DisSol Discrete Solenosmilia variabilis colonies on Atlantic lower bathyal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03This biotope is a deeper variant of discrete Lophelia pertusa colonies where L. pertusa is replaced by Solenosmilia variabilis occuring on coral rubble. The same assemblage was recorded on rock but a...
M.AtUB.Ro.DeeSpo.RetAxi Reteporella and Axinellid sponges on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This biotope occurs on cobbles and pebbles on sandy sea bed possibly associated with shallow iceberg ploughmarks, characterised by Axinellid and massive lobose sponges, cup sponges and bryozoan Retep...