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| Basic Information | Biotope classification | Ecology | Habitat preferences and distribution | Species composition | Sensitivity | Importance |
Filamentous green seaweeds on low salinity infralittoral mixed sediment or rock
SS.IMX.KSwMx.FiG
SS.IMX.KSwMx.FiG recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
UK and Ireland classification
| Major habitat | SS | Sublittoral sediments |
|---|---|---|
| Habitat complex | SS.IMX | |
| Biotope complex | SS.IMX.KSwMx | Laminaria saccharina (sugar kelp) and filamentous seaweeds (mixed sediment) |
| Biotope | SS.IMX.KSwMx.FiG | Filamentous green seaweeds on low salinity infralittoral mixed sediment or rock |
Additional information
European Union Nature Information System (EUNIS) Habitat classification code:
A4.414 - Filamentous green seaweeds on low salinity shallow-water mixed sediment or rock (Davies & Moss, 1998).
This review can be cited as follows:
Hiscock, K. 2002. Filamentous green seaweeds on low salinity infralittoral mixed sediment or rock. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 19/06/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatclassification.php?habitatid=157&code=1997>
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