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M.AtUB.Ro.BarCom Barnacle dominated community on Atlantic upper bathyal rock and other hard substrata
Published date 2015-03This broad community includes all biotopes where barnacle species are the dominant fauna. The species of barnacle will vary with depth and location. This community is found on rock and associated fau...
M.AtUB.Ro.BraCom Brachiopod dominated community on Atlantic upper 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.AtLB.Sa.BurOph Burrowing ophiuroid community on Atlantic lower bathyal sand
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.AtLB.Mu.DeeSpo Deep sponge aggregation on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Published date 2015-03This broad community contains assemblages where sponges dominate sediment habitats. Sponges can be of all morphotypes except encrusting. Aggregations of the glass sponge Pheronema carpenteri have been...
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.
M.AtMB.Co.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Atlantic mid bathyal coarse sediment
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.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.AtUB.Co.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment
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.ArLB.Mu.InfPol Mixed infauna dominated by polychaetes in Arctic lower bathyal 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.AtMB.Mu.InfPol Mixed infauna dominated by polychaetes in Atlantic mid bathyal 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...