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SS.SSa.SSaVS.NintGam Neomysis integer and Gammarus spp. in fluctuating low salinity infralittoral mobile sand
Published date 2015-03Upper estuary mobile fine muddy sands with very low fluctuating salinity characterised by the mysid shrimp Neomysis integer (see Arndt 1991) and amphipods of the genus Gammarus spp. This habitat has a...
SS.SMu.SMuVS.LhofTtub Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, Tubifex tubifex and Gammarus spp. in low salinity infralittoral muddy sediment
Published date 2015-03Upper estuary muddy sediments with very low fluctuating salinity, characterised by the oligochaetes Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri and Tubifex tubifex. Other taxa may include Marenzelleria wireni, Gammarus ...
SS.SMu.SMuVS.OlVS Oligochaetes in variable or reduced salinity infralittoral muddy sediment
Published date 2015-03Reduced or variable salinity muddy and sandy mud sediments characterised by oligochaetes, particularly of the genus Tubificoides or from the Enchytraeidae family. The abundance of the oligochaetes may...
SS.SMu.SMuVS.CapTubi Capitella capitata and Tubificoides spp. in reduced salinity infralittoral muddy sediment
Published date 2015-03Reduced or variable salinity muddy sediment characterised by the Capitella capitata species complex with a relatively low species richness. Large numbers of the oligochaetes Tubificoides spp. may be f...
IR.FIR.SG.FoSwCC Foliose seaweeds and coralline crusts in surge gully entrances
Published date 2015-03This biotope is found on steep wave-surged entrances to gullies and caves and on unstable boulders in the entrance to caves and gullies. The rock may be abraded by the movement of the boulders and cob...
LS.LSa.MuSa.MacAre Macoma balthica and Arenicola marina in littoral muddy sand
Published date 2015-03Muddy sand or fine sand, often occurring as extensive intertidal flats both on open coasts and in marine inlets. The sediment is often compacted, with a rippled surface, areas of standing water, and g...
SS.SMx.IMx.Lim Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sediment
Published date 2015-03Mixed muddy gravel and sand often in tide-swept narrows in the entrances or sills of sea lochs with beds or 'nests' of Limaria hians. The Limaria form woven 'nests' or galleries from byssus and fragme...
LS.LMu.UEst.Hed.Str Hediste diversicolor and Streblospio shrubsolii in littoral sandy mud
Published date 2015-03Mud and sandy mud shores in sheltered marine inlets and estuaries subject to variable or reduced salinity. The biotope is typically found on the mid and lower shores and is often associated with shall...
SS.SMp.Mrl.Pcal.R Phymatolithon calcareum maerl beds with red seaweeds in shallow infralittoral clean gravel or coarse sand
Published date 2015-03Upper infralittoral maerl beds characterised by Phymatolithon calcareum in gravels and sand with a wide variety of associated red seaweeds. These algae typically include Dictyota dichotoma, Plocamium ...
SS.SMu.CSaMu.VirOphPmax.HAs Virgularia mirabilis and Ophiura spp. with Pecten maximus, hydroids and ascidians on circalittoral sandy or shelly mud with stones
Published date 2015-03Circalittoral fine sandy mud with shell gravel and notable quantities of shells or small stones scattered over the sediment surface. These sediments, like SS.SMu.CSaMu.VirOphPmax, may contain Virgular...