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BIOTIC Species Information for Amphianthus dohrnii
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Researched by	Angus Jackson	Data supplied by	MarLIN
Refereed by	Dr Simon K. Davy
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Recorded from the west coast of Scotland but most frequently recorded "off Plymouth". Also recorded from the Lizard, Lundy and off the south-west and south coasts of Ireland.
Global distribution	Recorded from the Atlantic coast of France and into the western Mediterranean
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range	10 - 1000 m
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	Thought to be common in the first half of this century but now thought to be considerably less so. Numbers in the Mediterranean also appear to be decreasing (Manuel, 1988).

Substratum preferences	Other species (see additional information)	Physiographic preferences	Open coast
Biological zone	Lower Infralittoral Upper Circalittoral Lower Circalittoral	Wave exposure	Very Exposed Exposed Moderately Exposed Sheltered
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Moderately Strong (1-3 kn) Weak (<1 kn)	Salinity	Full (30-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information	Substrata include the host species Eunicella verrucosa in England, Swiftia pallida in Scotland and other 'tubular' organisms such as Tubularia indivisa.
Distribution References	Campbell, 1994, Manuel, 1988,