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CR.LCR.BrAs.AmenCio Solitary ascidians, including Ascidia mentula and Ciona intestinalis, on wave-sheltered circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This biotope predominantly occurs on the upper faces of wave-sheltered (often sealochs) circalittoral bedrock, boulder and cobble slopes with little tidal flow. Apart from the solitary ascidians Ciona...
CR.MCR.EcCr.FaAlCr.Bri Brittlestars on faunal and algal encrusted exposed to moderately wave-exposed circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This variant is typically found on the upper faces of exposed and moderately wave-exposed circalittoral bedrock, boulders and cobbles subject to moderately strong to weak tidal streams. It is characte...
M.AtMB.Sa.SolScl Solitary scleractinian field on Atlantic mid bathyal sand
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.AtUB Atlantic upper bathyal
Published date 2015-03Atlantic waters are warm (typically >8°C within the UK) and Atlantic seabed habitats occur around most of the UK, excluding depths greater than 300 m in the Faroe-Shetland Channel. The upper bathyal i...
M.AtLB.Mu.EreCor Erect coral field on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03Dense aggregations of erect soft corals occuring on fine sediments. The species composition will vary with depth and location. This broad community is functionally similar to seapen fields.
CR.LCR.BrAs.LgAsSp Large solitary ascidians and erect sponges on wave-sheltered circalittoral rock
Published date 2015-03This biotope is typically found on silty circalittoral bedrock and boulders in wave-sheltered channels subject to varying amounts of tidal flow. These fully marine inlets and channels have steep, ofte...
M.AtLB.Ro.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Atlantic lower 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.ArUA.Co Arctic upper abyssal coarse sediment
Published date 2015-03Deep-sea coarse sediment has not been sampled widely for infauna so little is currently known about infaunal community structure. Epifauna tend to be sparse mobile species or burrowing fauna such as a...
M.AtMB.Mu.SpnMeg Seapens and burrowing megafauna on Atlantic mid bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03Dense aggregations of seapens on fine sediments. The species composition will vary with depth and location. Kophobelemnon has been recorded in Atlantic upper and mid bathyal mud and sand, but associat...
M.ArUA.Sa Arctic upper abyssal 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...