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Marine Habitat Classification


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   Mixed cold water coral community on Arctic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata


Physical habitat description

Salinity Full (30-35 ppt)
Wave exposure
Tidal streams
Substratum Rock and other hard substrata
Zone Arctic mid bathyal
Depth Band 600 - 1100 m
Other Features

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Distribution of habitat M.ArMB.Ro.MixCor Mixed cold water coral community on Arctic mid bathyal rock and other hard substrata

  • 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 contains those biotopes where corals dominate but do not form a living coral reef. A mixture of different coral types can be present. Associated species are similar to 'sparse encrusting community', including sponges and ophiuroids. On Arctic mid bathyal rock, corals recorded include hydroid Corymorpha, soft coral Gersemia and zoanthid Zoantharia.

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.AtLB.Co.MixCor
The same epifaunal broad community occuring on Atlantic lower bathyal coarse sediment. The species of coral will differ.

M.AtLB.Ro.MixCor
The same epifaunal broad community occuring on Atlantic lower bathyal rock. The species of coral will differ.

M.AtMB.Co.MixCor
The same epifaunal broad community occuring on Atlantic mid bathyal coarse sediment. The species of coral will differ.

M.AtMB.Ro.MixCor
The same epifaunal broad community occuring in the Atlantic. The species of coral will differ.

M.AtUB.Co.MixCor
The same epifaunal broad community occuring on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment. The species of coral will differ.

M.AtUB.Ro.MixCor
The same epifaunal broad community occuring on Atlantic upper bathyal rock. The species of coral will differ.


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