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Laminaria saccharina, Chorda filum and dense red seaweeds on shallow unstable infralittoral boulders or cobbles
IR.MIR.SedK.LsacChoR
Image Keith Hiscock - Saccharina latissima, Chorda filum and dense red seaweeds on shallow unstable infralittoral boulders or cobbles. Image width ca 1m in foreground.
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IR.MIR.SedK.LsacChoR recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
Marine natural heritage importance
| Listed under |
EC Habitats Directive |
|---|---|
| National importance | Not available |
| Habitat Directive feature (Annex 1) | Reefs |
Biotope importance
The biotope provides shelter for mobile species such as wrasse and gobies and possibly cuttlefish Sepia officinalis.
Exploitation
Additional information
Included in the EC Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitat "Reefs" on the Pen Llyn a'r Sarnau cSAC.
This review can be cited as follows:
Hiscock, K. 2001. Laminaria saccharina, Chorda filum and dense red seaweeds on shallow unstable infralittoral boulders or cobbles. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 23/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatimportance.php?habitatid=363&code=1997>
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