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| Basic Information | Biotope classification | Ecology | Habitat preferences and distribution | Species composition | Sensitivity | Importance |
Pectenogammarus planicrurus in mid shore well-sorted gravel or coarse sand
LS.LGS.Sh.Pec
LS.LGS.Sh.Pec recorded (
) and expected (
) distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below)
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
A localized and patchy biotope, that is represented on the English Channel coast between Brighton, Sussex and Deal, Kent, and at locations around Aberystwyth, on the west coast of Wales. Other locations include, Eype in Dorset, Penzance, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and east, south and west coasts of Ireland.
Habitat preferences
Temperature range preferences -
Water clarity preferences - No preference
Limiting Nutrients - Not relevant
Other preferences - Gravel/shingle substratum
Additional information
The habitat is under-surveyed, so may be more widespread than records suggest.
This review can be cited as follows:
Budd, G.C. 2002. Pectenogammarus planicrurus in mid shore well-sorted gravel or coarse sand. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 20/05/2013]. Available from: <http://www.marlin.ac.uk/habitatpreferences.php?habitatid=151&code=1997>
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