BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Lithophyllum incrustans
All Taxonomy Biology Distribution Reproduction

Researched by	Dr Keith Hiscock	Data supplied by	MarLIN
Refereed by	Dr Yvonne Chamberlain
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Present all around the British Isles but rarer on the east coast between Yorkshire and east Kent. Encrusting coralline species are difficult to distinguish and few surveys record to species level. Its distribution is probably under recorded.
Global distribution	Present in the Faroes, Norway at least south from Trondheimfjord to Spain and the Mediterranean. May also be present in Morocco and Mauritania. Recorded in South Africa (Chamberlain 1996)
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range	Mid-littoral to at least 8 m.
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	No text entered

Substratum preferences	Rockpools	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Offshore seabed Strait / sound Sealoch Ria / Voe
Biological zone	Mid Eulittoral Lower Eulittoral Sublittoral Fringe Upper Infralittoral	Wave exposure	Extremely Exposed Very Exposed Exposed Moderately Exposed Sheltered Very Sheltered
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Very Strong (>6 kn) Strong (3-6 kn) Moderately Strong (1-3 kn) Weak (<1 kn) Very Weak (negligible)	Salinity	Full (30-40 psu) Variable (18-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	Irvine & Chamberlain, 1994, Chamberlain, 1996, Hardy & Guiry, 2003,