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Sea pens and burrowing megafauna in circalittoral soft mud
SS.SMu.CFiMu.SpnMeg
Image Mark Davies - Pennatula phosphorea and Turritella communis in muddy sediment. Image width ca XX cm.
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SS.SMu.CFiMu.SpnMeg 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.SMu | Sublittoral cohesive mud and sandy mud communities |
| Biotope complex | SS.SMu.CFiMu | Circalittoral fine mud |
| Biotope | SS.SMu.CFiMu.SpnMeg | Seapens and burrowing megafauna in circalittoral fine mud |
Additional information
European Union Nature Information System (EUNIS) Habitat classification code: A4.8/B-CMU.SpMeg Seapens and burrowing megafauna of circalittoral muds (Davies & Moss, 1998).
This review can be cited as follows:
Hill, J.M. 2004. Sea pens and burrowing megafauna in circalittoral soft mud. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 26/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatclassification.php?habitatid=131&code=2004>
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