Weymouth carpet coral (Hoplangia durotrix)
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Researched by | Frances Peckett & Dr Samantha Garrard | Refereed by | Admin |
Authority | Gosse, 1860 | ||
Other common names | - | Synonyms | Soljania neapolitana |
Summary
Description
Recorded distribution in Britain and Ireland
Recorded in southern England as far east as west Sussex, in north Devon and at Skomer in south-west Wales. The distribution map indicates Weymouth Bay, the type localities and west Sussex where it was photographed at the 'wreck' of an artificial harbour.Global distribution
Recorded frequently around all coasts of south west Europe, from northern France to Portugal, Madeira and the Canary Isles. Common in the Mediterranean.Habitat
Lives attached to rocks, in caves and crevices in the shade. Recorded mainly in the shallow sublittoral at 0-25 m in depth.Depth range
-Identifying features
- Colonial forming small, low clusters approximately 5 cm across.
- The polyps are buff or brown in colour with long tentacles.
- The polyps are cylindrical and up to 4 mm in diameter and 10 mm high.
Additional information
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Bibliography
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E. ed., 1999. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. CD-ROM Edition. Ulster Museum and The Marine Conservation Society, Belfast and Ross-on-Wye., Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication no. 280.]
Howson, C.M. & Picton, B.E., 1997. The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Belfast: Ulster Museum. [Ulster Museum publication, no. 276.]
Manuel, R.L., 1988. British Anthozoa. Synopses of the British Fauna (New Series) (ed. D.M. Kermack & R.S.K. Barnes). The Linnean Society of London [Synopses of the British Fauna No. 18.]. DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.19810660505
Moore, J., 2002. An atlas of marine Biodiversity Action Plan species and habitats and Species of Conservation Concern in Wales, 2nd edn. Report to the Countryside Council for Wales, CCW Contract Science Report no. 509.
Datasets
NBN (National Biodiversity Network) Atlas. Available from: https://www.nbnatlas.org.
OBIS (Ocean Biodiversity Information System), 2024. Global map of species distribution using gridded data. Available from: Ocean Biogeographic Information System. www.iobis.org. Accessed: 2024-10-10
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Last Updated: 22/08/2007