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BIOTIC Species Information for Cerianthus lloydii
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Researched by	Penny Avant	Data supplied by	MarLIN
Refereed by	This information is not refereed.
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Recorded all around the coast of Britain, except on the east coast between the Tees estuary and Harwich. It may be locally abundant in some places (Manuel, 1988; Hayward & Ryland, 1995b).
Global distribution	Found around all western coasts of Europe from Greenland and Spitzbergen, south to Brittany (Manuel, 1988; Hayward & Ryland, 1995b).
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range	To at least 100 m depth.
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	The larvae but not adults have been recorded in the Mediterranean.

Substratum preferences	Muddy gravel Coarse clean sand Fine clean sand Sandy mud Mud Mixed Muddy sand Gravel / shingle	Physiographic preferences
Biological zone		Wave exposure
Tidal stream strength/Water flow		Salinity
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	JNCC, 1999, Picton & Costello, 1998, Bruce et al., 1963, Hayward et al., 1996, Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Manuel, 1988, Fish & Fish, 1996,