Description of biotope or habitat type
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Burrowing anemone field in Atlantic mid bathyal sand
Physical habitat description
| Salinity | Full (30-35 ppt) |
|---|---|
| Wave exposure | |
| Tidal streams | |
| Substratum | Sand |
| Zone | Atlantic mid bathyal |
| Depth Band | 600 - 1300 m |
| Other Features |
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- Records used to define the biotope (core records)
- Other records assigned to this biotope, marked as 'certain'
- Other records assigned to this biotope, marked as 'uncertain'
- Predicted extent of the level 3 (for sublittoral rock & deep sea) or 4 (for sublittoral sediment) habitat
Point data based on records in the UK Marine Recorder Snapshot. Predicted habitat extent is from UKSeaMap.
Description
This broad community includes sediment biotopes where burrowing anemones are the dominant fauna. On Atlantic mid bathyal sand, the community comprises Cerianthid anemones which are likely to be a different species to those occuring on mud. It has not yet been possible to identify anemones in this variant of the broad community to species level assemblages using video data available.
Situation
No situation data available.
Temporal variation
No temporal variation data available.
Characterising species
Characterising species data not applicable.
Similar biotopes or habitat types
M.AtMB.Mu.BurAne
The same epifaunal broad community occuring on mud. The species of cerianthid is liekly to differ although identification to species level was not possible using video data available. Associated infauna are likely to differ.