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| Basic Information | Biotope classification | Ecology | Habitat preferences and distribution | Species composition | Sensitivity | Importance |
Polydora ciliata, Mya truncata and solitary ascidians in variable salinity infralittoral mixed sediment.
SS.SMx.SMxVS.AphPol
SS.SMx.SMxVS.AphPol recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
For a list of 2004 characterising species please see the JNCC website.
UK and Ireland classification
| Major habitat | SS | Sublittoral sediment |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat complex | SS.SMx | Sublittoral mixed sediment |
| Biotope complex | SS.SMx.SMxVS | Sublittoral mixed sediment in variable salinity (estuaries) |
| Biotope | SS.SMx.SMxVS.AphPol | Aphelochaeta spp. and Polydora spp. in variable salinity infralittoral mixed sediment |
Additional information
European Union Nature Information System (EUNIS) habitat classification code: A4.433/B-IMX.EstMx.PolMtru - Polydora ciliata, Mya truncata and solitary ascidians in variable salinity shallow-water mixed sediment (Davies & Moss, 1998).
This review can be cited as follows:
Tyler-Walters, H. 2002. Polydora ciliata, Mya truncata and solitary ascidians in variable salinity infralittoral mixed sediment.. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 22/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatclassification.php?habitatid=114&code=2004>
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