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Biodiversity & Conservation
| 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)
Marine natural heritage importance
| Listed under |
EC Habitats Directive |
|---|---|
| National importance | Scarce |
| Habitat Directive feature (Annex 1) | Estuaries Lagoons |
Biotope importance
The biotope may be important for transitory visitors such as sea trout and the fish that are present may be a source of food for birds such as heron.
Exploitation
None known.
Additional information
None.
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 24/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatimportance.php?habitatid=157&code=1997>
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