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LR Littoral rock (and other hard substrata)
LR.HLR High energy littoral rock
LR.HLR.MusB Mussel and/or barnacle communities
LR.HLR.MusB.MytB Mytilus edulis and barnacles on very exposed eulittoral rock
LR.HLR.MusB.Cht Chthamalus spp. on exposed eulittoral rock
LR.HLR.MusB.Cht.Cht Chthamalus spp. on exposed upper eulittoral rock
LR.HLR.MusB.Cht.Lpyg Chthamalus spp. and Lichina pygmaea on steep exposed upper...
LR.HLR.MusB.Sem Semibalanus balanoides on exposed to moderately exposed or vert...
LR.HLR.MusB.Sem.Sem Semibalanus balanoides, Patella vulgata and Littorina spp. ...
LR.HLR.MusB.Sem.FvesR Semibalanus balanoides, Fucus vesiculosus and red seaweed...
LR.HLR.MusB.Sem.LitX Semibalanus balanoides and Littorina spp. on exposed to mo...
LR.HLR.FR Robust fucoid and/or red seaweed communities
LR.HLR.FR.Fdis Fucus distichus and Fucus spiralis f. nana on extremely exposed ...
LR.HLR.FR.Coff Corallina officinalis on exposed to moderately exposed lower eul...
LR.HLR.FR.Coff.Coff Corallina officinalis and Mastocarpus stellatus on exposed ...
LR.HLR.FR.Coff.Puly Corallina officinalis, Himanthalia elongata and Patella uly...
LR.HLR.FR.Him Himanthalia elongata and red seaweeds on exposed to moderately ex...
LR.HLR.FR.Pal Palmaria palmata on very exposed to moderately exposed lower euli...
LR.HLR.FR.Mas Mastocarpus stellatus and Chondrus crispus on very exposed to mod...
LR.HLR.FR.Osm Osmundea pinnatifida on moderately exposed mid eulittoral rock
LR.HLR.FR.RPid Ceramium sp. and piddocks on eulittoral fossilised peat
LR.HLR.FT Fucoids in tide-swept conditions
LR.HLR.FT.AscT Ascophyllum nodosum, sponges and ascidians on tide-swept mid eul...
LR.HLR.FT.FserT Fucus serratus, sponges and ascidians on tide-swept lower eulit...
LR.HLR.FT.FserTX Fucus serratus with sponges, ascidians and red seaweeds on tid...
LR.MLR Moderate energy littoral rock
LR.MLR.MusF Mussels and fucoids on moderately exposed shores
LR.MLR.MusF.MytFves Mytilus edulis and Fucus vesiculosus on moderately exposed ...
LR.MLR.MusF.MytFR Mytilus edulis, Fucus serratus and red seaweeds on moderately...
LR.MLR.MusF.MytPid Mytilus edulis and piddocks on eulittoral firm clay
LR.MLR.BF Barnacles and fucoids on moderately exposed shores
LR.MLR.BF.PelB Pelvetia canaliculata and barnacles on moderately exposed littor...
LR.MLR.BF.FspiB Fucus spiralis on exposed to moderately exposed upper eulittora...
LR.MLR.BF.FvesB Fucus vesiculosus and barnacle mosaics on moderately exposed mi...
LR.MLR.BF.Fser Fucus serratus on moderately exposed lower eulittoral rock
LR.MLR.BF.Fser.R Fucus serratus and red seaweeds on moderately exposed lower eu...
LR.MLR.BF.Fser.Bo Fucus serratus and under-boulder fauna on exposed to moderate...
LR.MLR.BF.Fser.Pid Fucus serratus and piddocks on lower eulittoral soft rock
LR.MLR.BF.Rho Rhodothamniella floridula on sand-scoured lower eulittoral rock
LR.LLR Low energy littoral rock
LR.LLR.F Fucoids on sheltered marine shores
LR.LLR.F.Pel Pelvetia canaliculata on sheltered littoral fringe rock
LR.LLR.F.Fspi Fucus spiralis on sheltered upper eulittoral rock
LR.LLR.F.Fspi.FS Fucus spiralis on full salinity sheltered upper eulittoral roc...
LR.LLR.F.Fspi.X Fucus spiralis on full salinity upper eulittoral mixed substrat...
LR.LLR.F.Fves Fucus vesiculosus on moderately exposed to sheltered mid eulittor...
LR.LLR.F.Fves.FS Fucus vesiculosus on full salinity moderately exposed to shelt...
LR.LLR.F.Fves.X Fucus vesiculosus on mid eulittoral mixed substrata
LR.LLR.F.Asc Ascophyllum nodosum on very sheltered mid eulittoral rock
LR.LLR.F.Asc.FS Ascophyllum nodosum on full salinity mid eulittoral rock
LR.LLR.F.Asc.X Ascophyllum nodosum on full salinity mid eulittoral mixed substr...
LR.LLR.F.Fserr Fucus serratus on sheltered lower eulittoral rock
LR.LLR.F.Fserr.FS Fucus serratus on full salinity sheltered lower eulittoral ro...
LR.LLR.F.Fserr.X Fucus serratus on full salinity lower eulittoral mixed substra...
LR.LLR.FVS Fucoids in variable salinity
LR.LLR.FVS.PelVS Pelvetia canaliculata on sheltered variable salinity littoral ...
LR.LLR.FVS.FspiVS Fucus spiralis on sheltered variable salinity upper eulittora...
LR.LLR.FVS.FvesVS Fucus vesiculosus on variable salinity mid eulittoral boulder...
LR.LLR.FVS.AscVS Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus on variable salinity...
LR.LLR.FVS.Ascmac Ascophyllum nodosum ecad mackaii beds on extremely sheltered ...
LR.LLR.FVS.FserVS Fucus serratus and large Mytilus edulis on variable salinity ...
LR.LLR.FVS.Fcer Fucus ceranoides on reduced salinity eulittoral rock
LR.FLR Features of littoral rock
LR.FLR.Lic Lichens or small green algae on supralittoral and littoral fringe ro...
LR.FLR.Lic.YG Yellow and grey lichens on supralittoral rock
LR.FLR.Lic.Pra Prasiola stipitata on nitrate-enriched supralittoral or littoral...
LR.FLR.Lic.Ver Verrucaria maura on littoral fringe rock
LR.FLR.Lic.Ver.B Verrucaria maura and sparse barnacles on exposed littoral frin...
LR.FLR.Lic.Ver.Ver Verrucaria maura on very exposed to very sheltered upper lit...
LR.FLR.Lic.Bli Blidingia spp. on vertical littoral fringe soft rock
LR.FLR.Lic.UloUro Ulothrix flacca and Urospora spp. on freshwater-influenced ve...
LR.FLR.Rkp Rockpools
LR.FLR.Rkp.G Green seaweeds (Enteromorpha spp. and Cladophora spp.) in shallow ...
LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor Coralline crust-dominated shallow eulittoral rockpools
LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor.Cor Coralline crusts and Corallina officinalis in shallow eulitt...
LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor.Par Coralline crusts and Paracentrotus lividus in shallow eulitt...
LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor.Bif Bifurcaria bifurcata in shallow eulittoral rockpools
LR.FLR.Rkp.Cor.Cys Cystoseira spp. in eulittoral rockpools
LR.FLR.Rkp.FK Fucoids and kelp in deep eulittoral rockpools
LR.FLR.Rkp.FK.Sar Sargassum muticum in eulittoral rockpools
LR.FLR.Rkp.SwSed Seaweeds in sediment-floored eulittoral rockpools
LR.FLR.Rkp.H Hydroids, ephemeral seaweeds and Littorina littorea in shallow eul...
LR.FLR.CvOv Littoral caves and overhangs
LR.FLR.CvOv.ChrHap Chrysophyceae and Haptophyceae on vertical upper littoral fr...
LR.FLR.CvOv.GCv Green algal films on upper and mid-shore cave walls and ceiling...
LR.FLR.CvOv.AudPil Audouinella purpurea and Pilinia maritima crusts on upper an...
LR.FLR.CvOv.AudCla Audouinella purpurea and Cladophora rupestris on upper to mi...
LR.FLR.CvOv.VmucHil Verrucaria mucosa and/or Hildenbrandia rubra on upper to mi...
LR.FLR.CvOv.SpR Sponges and shade-tolerant red seaweeds on overhanging lower eu...
LR.FLR.CvOv.SpR.Den Sponges, shade-tolerant red seaweeds and Dendrodoa grossula...
LR.FLR.CvOv.SpByAs Sponges, bryozoans and ascidians on deeply overhanging lower...
LR.FLR.CvOv.FaCr Faunal crusts on wave-surged littoral cave walls
LR.FLR.CvOv.ScrFa Sparse fauna (barnacles and spirorbids) on sand/pebble-scoure...
LR.FLR.CvOv.BarCv Barren and/or boulder-scoured littoral cave walls and floors
LR.FLR.Eph Ephemeral green or red seaweed communities (freshwater or sand-influ...
LR.FLR.Eph.Ent Enteromorpha spp. on freshwater-influenced and/or unstable upper...
LR.FLR.Eph.EntPor Porphyra purpurea and Enteromorpha spp. on sand-scoured mid o...
LR.FLR.Eph.EphX Ephemeral green and red seaweeds on variable salinity and/or di...
LR.FLR.Eph.BLitX Barnacles and Littorina spp. on unstable eulittoral mixed subs...
LS Littoral sediment
LS.LCS Littoral coarse sediment
LS.LCS.Sh Shingle (pebble) and gravel shores
LS.LCS.Sh.BarSh Barren littoral shingle
LS.LCS.Sh.Pec Pectenogammarus planicrurus in mid shore well-sorted gravel or co...
LS.LSa Littoral sand
LS.LSa.St Strandline
LS.LSa.St.Tal Talitrids on the upper shore and strand-line
LS.LSa.St.MytFab Mytilus edulis and Fabricia sabella in littoral mixed sediment...
LS.LSa.MoSa Barren or amphipod-dominated mobile sand shores
LS.LSa.MoSa.BarSa Barren littoral coarse sand
LS.LSa.MoSa.Ol Oligochaetes in littoral mobile sand
LS.LSa.MoSa.Ol.FS Oligochaetes in full salinity littoral mobile sand
LS.LSa.MoSa.Ol.VS Oligochaetes in variable salinity littoral mobile sand
LS.LSa.MoSa.AmSco Amphipods and Scolelepis spp. in littoral medium-fine sand
LS.LSa.MoSa.AmSco.Sco Scolelepis spp. in littoral mobile sand
LS.LSa.MoSa.AmSco.Eur Eurydice pulchra in littoral mobile sand
LS.LSa.MoSa.AmSco.Pon Pontocrates arenarius in littoral mobile sand
LS.LSa.FiSa Polychaete/amphipod-dominated fine sand shores
LS.LSa.FiSa.Po Polychaetes in littoral fine sand
LS.LSa.FiSa.Po.Pful Polychaetes, including Paraonis fulgens, in littoral fine s...
LS.LSa.FiSa.Po.Aten Polychaetes and Angulus tenuis in littoral fine sand
LS.LSa.FiSa.Po.Ncir Nephtys cirrosa-dominated littoral fine sand
LS.LSa.MuSa Polychaete/bivalve-dominated muddy sand shores
LS.LSa.MuSa.MacAre Macoma balthica and Arenicola marina in littoral muddy sand
LS.LSa.MuSa.CerPo Cerastoderma edule and polychaetes in littoral muddy sand
LS.LSa.MuSa.HedMacEte Hediste diversicolor, Macoma balthica and Eteone longa in...
LS.LSa.MuSa.BatCare Bathyporeia pilosa and Corophium arenarium in littoral mudd...
LS.LSa.MuSa.Lan Lanice conchilega in littoral sand
LS.LMu Littoral mud
LS.LMu.MEst Polychaete/bivalve-dominated mid estuarine mud shores
LS.LMu.MEst.NhomMacStr Nephtys hombergii, Macoma balthica and Streblospio shrub...
LS.LMu.MEst.HedMac Hediste diversicolor and Macoma balthica in littoral sandy m...
LS.LMu.MEst.HedMacScr Hediste diversicolor, Macoma balthica and Scrobicularia p...
LS.LMu.UEst Polychaete/oligochaete-dominated upper estuarine mud shores
LS.LMu.UEst.NhomStr Nephtys hombergii and Streblospio shrubsolii in littoral mu...
LS.LMu.UEst.Hed Hediste diversicolor in littoral mud
LS.LMu.UEst.Hed.Str Hediste diversicolor and Streblospio shrubsolii in littoral...
LS.LMu.UEst.Hed.Cvol Hediste diversicolor and Corophium volutator in littoral m...
LS.LMu.UEst.Hed.Ol Hediste diversicolor and oligochaetes in littoral mud
LS.LMu.UEst.Tben Tubificoides benedii and other oligochaetes in littoral mud
LS.LMx Littoral mixed sediment
LS.LMx.GvMu Hediste-dominated gravelly sandy mud shores
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx Hediste diversicolor in littoral gravelly muddy sand and grav...
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx.Mac Hediste diversicolor and Macoma balthica in littoral grav...
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx.Scr Hediste diversicolor and Scrobicularia plana in littoral ...
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx.Str Hediste diversicolor and Streblospio shrubsolii in littor...
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx.Cir Hediste diversicolor, cirratulids and Tubificoides spp. i...
LS.LMx.GvMu.HedMx.Cvol Hediste diversicolor and Corophium volutator in littoral...
LS.LMx.Mx Species-rich mixed sediment shores
LS.LMx.Mx.CirCer Cirratulids and Cerastoderma edule in littoral mixed sediment
LS.LMp Littoral macrophyte-dominated sediment
LS.LMp.Sm Saltmarsh
LS.LMp.LSgr Littoral seagrass beds
LS.LMp.LSgr.Znol Zostera noltii beds in littoral muddy sand
LS.LBR Littoral biogenic reefs
LS.LBR.Sab Littoral Sabellaria honeycomb worm reefs
LS.LBR.Sab.Salv Sabellaria alveolata reefs on sand-abraded eulittoral rock
LS.LBR.LMus Littoral mussel beds on sediment
LS.LBR.LMus.Myt Mytilus edulis beds on littoral sediments
LS.LBR.LMus.Myt.Mx Mytilus edulis beds on littoral mixed substrata
LS.LBR.LMus.Myt.Sa Mytilus edulis beds on littoral sand
LS.LBR.LMus.Myt.Mu Mytilus edulis beds on littoral mud
IR Infralittoral rock (and other hard substrata)
IR.HIR High energy infralittoral rock
IR.HIR.KFaR Kelp with cushion fauna and/or foliose red seaweeds
IR.HIR.KFaR.Ala Alaria esculenta on exposed sublittoral fringe bedrock
IR.HIR.KFaR.Ala.Myt Alaria esculenta, Mytilus edulis and coralline crusts on ve...
IR.HIR.KFaR.Ala.Ldig Alaria esculenta and Laminaria digitata on exposed sublitt...
IR.HIR.KFaR.AlaAnCrSp Alaria esculenta forest with dense anemones and crustose ...
IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypFa Laminaria hyperborea forest with a faunal cushion (sponges a...
IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypPar Sparse Laminaria hyperborea and dense Paracentrotus lividus...
IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypR Laminaria hyperborea with dense foliose red seaweeds on expos...
IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypR.Ft Laminaria hyperborea forest with dense foliose red seaweed...
IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypR.Pk Laminaria hyperborea park with dense foliose red seaweeds ...
IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypR.Loch Mixed Laminaria hyperborea and Laminaria ochroleuca fore...
IR.HIR.KFaR.FoR Foliose red seaweeds on exposed lower infralittoral rock
IR.HIR.KFaR.FoR.Dic Foliose red seaweeds with dense Dictyota dichotoma and/or D...
IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypRVt Laminaria hyperborea and red seaweeds on exposed vertical r...
IR.HIR.KSed Sediment-affected or disturbed kelp and seaweed communities
IR.HIR.KSed.Sac Saccorhiza polyschides and other opportunistic kelps on disturb...
IR.HIR.KSed.LsacSac Laminaria saccharina and/or Saccorhiza polyschides on expos...
IR.HIR.KSed.LsacChoR Laminaria saccharina, Chorda filum and dense red seaweeds ...
IR.HIR.KSed.DesFilR Dense Desmarestia spp. with filamentous red seaweeds on exp...
IR.HIR.KSed.XKScrR Mixed kelps with scour-tolerant and opportunistic foliose re...
IR.HIR.KSed.XKHal Halidrys siliquosa and mixed kelps on tide-swept infralittora...
IR.HIR.KSed.ProtAhn Polyides rotundus, Ahnfeltia plicata and Chondrus crispus o...
IR.MIR Moderate energy infralittoral rock
IR.MIR.KR Kelp and red seaweeds (moderate energy infralittoral rock)
IR.MIR.KR.Ldig Laminaria digitata on moderately exposed sublittoral fringe rock...
IR.MIR.KR.Ldig.Ldig Laminaria digitata on moderately exposed sublittoral fringe...
IR.MIR.KR.Ldig.Bo Laminaria digitata and under-boulder fauna on sublittoral fri...
IR.MIR.KR.Ldig.Pid Laminaria digitata and piddocks on sublittoral fringe soft r...
IR.MIR.KR.LhypT Laminaria hyperborea on tide-swept, infralittoral rock
IR.MIR.KR.LhypT.Ft Laminaria hyperborea forest, foliose red seaweeds and a dive...
IR.MIR.KR.LhypT.Pk Laminaria hyperborea park with hydroids, bryozoans and spong...
IR.MIR.KR.LhypTX Laminaria hyperborea on tide-swept infralittoral mixed substra...
IR.MIR.KR.LhypTX.Ft Laminaria hyperborea forest and foliose red seaweeds on tid...
IR.MIR.KR.LhypTX.Pk Laminaria hyperborea park and foliose red seaweeds on tide-...
IR.MIR.KR.Lhyp Laminaria hyperborea and foliose red seaweeds on moderately expo...
IR.MIR.KR.Lhyp.Ft Laminaria hyperborea forest and foliose red seaweeds on moder...
IR.MIR.KR.Lhyp.Pk Laminaria hyperborea park and foliose red seaweeds on moderat...
IR.MIR.KR.Lhyp.GzFt Grazed Laminaria hyperborea forest with coralline crusts on...
IR.MIR.KR.Lhyp.GzPk Grazed Laminaria hyperborea park with coralline crusts on l...
IR.MIR.KR.Lhyp.Sab Sabellaria spinulosa with kelp and red seaweeds on sand-infl...
IR.MIR.KR.XFoR Dense foliose red seaweeds on silty moderately exposed infralitt...
IR.MIR.KR.LhypVt Laminaria hyperborea on moderately exposed vertical rock.
IR.MIR.KR.HiaSw Hiatella arctica and seaweeds on vertical limestone / chalk.
IR.MIR.KT Kelp and seaweed communities in tide-swept sheltered conditions
IR.MIR.KT.LdigT Laminaria digitata, ascidians and bryozoans on tide-swept subli...
IR.MIR.KT.XKT Mixed kelp with foliose red seaweeds, sponges and ascidians on sh...
IR.MIR.KT.XKTX Mixed kelp and red seaweeds on infralittoral boulders, cobbles a...
IR.MIR.KT.LsacT Laminaria saccharina with foliose red seaweeds and ascidians on...
IR.MIR.KT.FilRVS Filamentous red seaweeds, sponges and Balanus crenatus on tide...
IR.LIR Low energy infralittoral rock
IR.LIR.K Silted kelp communities (sheltered infralittoral rock)
IR.LIR.K.LhypLoch Mixed Laminaria hyperborea and Laminaria ochroleuca forest on...
IR.LIR.K.LhypLsac Mixed Laminaria hyperborea and Laminaria saccharina on shelte...
IR.LIR.K.LhypLsac.Ft Mixed Laminaria hyperborea and Laminaria saccharina forest...
IR.LIR.K.LhypLsac.Pk Mixed Laminaria hyperborea and Laminaria saccharina park o...
IR.LIR.K.LhypLsac.Gz Grazed, mixed Laminaria hyperborea and Laminaria saccharin...
IR.LIR.K.Lsac Laminaria saccharina on very sheltered infralittoral rock
IR.LIR.K.Lsac.Ldig Laminaria saccharina and Laminaria digitata on sheltered sub...
IR.LIR.K.Lsac.Ft Laminaria saccharina forest on very sheltered upper infralitto...
IR.LIR.K.Lsac.Pk Laminaria saccharina park on very sheltered lower infralittora...
IR.LIR.K.Lsac.Gz Grazed Laminaria saccharina with Echinus, brittlestars and cor...
IR.LIR.K.LhypCape Silted cape-form Laminaria hyperborea on very sheltered infra...
IR.LIR.K.Sar Sargassum muticum on shallow slightly tide-swept infralittoral mix...
IR.LIR.KVS Kelp in variable or reduced salinity
IR.LIR.KVS.Cod Codium spp. with red seaweeds and sparse Laminaria saccharina on...
IR.LIR.KVS.LsacPsaVS Laminaria saccharina and Psammechinus miliaris on variable...
IR.LIR.KVS.LsacPhyVS Laminaria saccharina with Phyllophora spp. and filamentous...
IR.LIR.IFaVS Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity infralittoral r...
IR.LIR.IFaVS.MytRS Mytilus edulis beds on reduced salinity infralittoral rock
IR.LIR.IFaVS.CcasEle Cordylophora caspia and Electra crustulenta on reduced sal...
IR.LIR.IFaVS.HarCon Hartlaubella gelatinosa and Conopeum reticulum on low salin...
IR.LIR.Lag Submerged fucoids, green or red seaweeds (low salinity infralittoral...
IR.LIR.Lag.AscSpAs Ascophyllum nodosum with epiphytic sponges and ascidians on ...
IR.LIR.Lag.FChoG Mixed fucoids, Chorda filum and green seaweeds on reduced sali...
IR.LIR.Lag.ProtFur Polyides rotundus and/or Furcellaria lumbricalis on reduced ...
IR.LIR.Lag.FcerEnt Fucus ceranoides and Enteromorpha spp. on low salinity infra...
IR.FIR Features of infralittoral rock
IR.FIR.SG Infralittoral surge gullies and caves
IR.FIR.SG.FoSwCC Foliose seaweeds and coralline crusts in surge gully entrances...
IR.FIR.SG.CrSpAsAn Anemones, including Corynactis viridis, crustose sponges and...
IR.FIR.SG.CrSpAsDenB Crustose sponges and colonial ascidians with Dendrodoa gro...
IR.FIR.SG.DenCcor Dendrodoa grossularia and Clathrina coriacea on wave-surged v...
IR.FIR.SG.CrSp Crustose sponges on extremely wave-surged infralittoral cave or ...
IR.FIR.SG.CC Coralline crusts in surge gullies and scoured infralittoral rock
IR.FIR.SG.CC.BalPom Balanus crenatus and/or Pomatoceros triqueter with spirorbi...
IR.FIR.SG.CC.Mo Coralline crusts and crustaceans on mobile boulders or cobbles ...
IR.FIR.IFou Infralittoral fouling seaweed communities
CR Circalittoral rock (and other hard substrata)
CR.HCR High energy circalittoral rock
CR.HCR.FaT Very tide-swept faunal communities
CR.HCR.FaT.BalTub Balanus crenatus and Tubularia indivisa on extremely tide-swe...
CR.HCR.FaT.CTub Tubularia indivisa on tide-swept circalittoral rock
CR.HCR.FaT.CTub.CuSp Tubularia indivisa and cushion sponges on tide-swept turbi...
CR.HCR.FaT.CTub.Adig Alcyonium digitatum with dense Tubularia indivisa and anem...
CR.HCR.DpSp Deep sponge communities (circalittoral)
CR.HCR.DpSp.PhaAxi Phakellia ventilabrum and Axinellid sponges on deep, wave- e...
CR.HCR.XFa Mixed faunal turf communities
CR.HCR.XFa.ByErSp Bryozoan turf and erect sponges on tide-swept circalittoral r...
CR.HCR.XFa.ByErSp.Eun Eunicella verrucosa and Pentapora foliacea on wave-expose...
CR.HCR.XFa.ByErSp.DysAct Mixed turf of bryozoans and erect sponges with Dysidia...
CR.HCR.XFa.ByErSp.Sag Mixed turf of bryozoans and erect sponges with Sagartia e...
CR.HCR.XFa.CvirCri Corynactis viridis and a mixed turf of crisiids, Bugula, Scr...
CR.HCR.XFa.SwiLgAs Mixed turf of hydroids and large ascidians with Swiftia pall...
CR.HCR.XFa.FluCoAs Flustra foliacea and colonial ascidians on tide-swept modera...
CR.HCR.XFa.FluCoAs.Paur Polyclinum aurantium and Flustra foliacea on sand-scour...
CR.HCR.XFa.FluCoAs.SmAs Flustra foliacea, small solitary and colonial ascidians...
CR.HCR.XFa.FluCoAs.X Flustra foliacea and colonial ascidians on tide-swept expo...
CR.HCR.XFa.SpNemAdia Sparse sponges, Nemertesia spp. and Alcyonidium diaphanum ...
CR.HCR.XFa.SubCriTf Suberites spp. with a mixed turf of crisiids and Bugula spp...
CR.HCR.XFa.FluHocu Flustra foliacea and Haliclona oculata with a rich faunal tu...
CR.HCR.XFa.Mol Molgula manhattensis with a hydroid and bryozoan turf on tide-sw...
CR.HCR.XFa.SpAnVt Sponges and anemones on vertical circalittoral bedrock
CR.MCR Moderate energy circalittoral rock
CR.MCR.EcCr Echinoderms and crustose communities
CR.MCR.EcCr.CarSwi Caryophyllia smithii and Swiftia pallida on circalittoral ro...
CR.MCR.EcCr.CarSwi.Aglo Caryophyllia smithii, Swiftia pallida and Alcyonium glo...
CR.MCR.EcCr.CarSwi.LgAs Caryophyllia smithii, Swiftia pallida and large solitar...
CR.MCR.EcCr.CarSp Caryophyllia smithii, sponges and crustose communities on wav...
CR.MCR.EcCr.CarSp.Bri Brittlestars overlying coralline crusts, Parasmittina tri...
CR.MCR.EcCr.CarSp.PenPcom Caryophyllia smithii and sponges with Pentapora folia...
CR.MCR.EcCr.UrtScr Urticina felina and sand-tolerant fauna on sand-scoured or c...
CR.MCR.EcCr.FaAlCr Faunal and algal crusts on exposed to moderately wave-expose...
CR.MCR.EcCr.FaAlCr.Flu Flustra foliacea on slightly scoured silty circalittoral...
CR.MCR.EcCr.FaAlCr.Adig Alcyonium digitatum, Pomatoceros triqueter, algal and b...
CR.MCR.EcCr.FaAlCr.Sec Alcyonium digitatum with Securiflustra securifrons on ti...
CR.MCR.EcCr.FaAlCr.Bri Brittlestars on faunal and algal encrusted exposed to mo...
CR.MCR.EcCr.FaAlCr.Pom Faunal and algal crusts with Pomatoceros triqueter and s...
CR.MCR.EcCr.FaAlCr.Car Caryophyllia smithii with faunal and algal crusts on mod...
CR.MCR.EcCr.AdigVt Alcyonium digitatum and faunal crust communities on vertical...
CR.MCR.CSab Circalittoral Sabellaria reefs (on rock)
CR.MCR.CSab.Sspi Sabellaria spinulosa encrusted circalittoral rock
CR.MCR.CSab.Sspi.ByB Sabellaria spinulosa with a bryozoan turf and barnacles on...
CR.MCR.CSab.Sspi.As Sabellaria spinulosa, didemnids and other small ascidians o...
CR.MCR.SfR Soft rock communities
CR.MCR.SfR.Pid Piddocks with a sparse associated fauna in sublittoral very soft...
CR.MCR.SfR.Pol Polydora sp. tubes on moderately exposed sublittoral soft rock
CR.MCR.SfR.Hia Hiatella-bored vertical sublittoral limestone rock
CR.MCR.CMus Circalittoral mussel beds on rock
CR.MCR.CMus.CMyt Mytilus edulis beds with hydroids and ascidians on tide-swept ...
CR.MCR.CMus.Mdis Musculus discors beds on moderately exposed circalittoral rock...
CR.MCR.CFaVS Circalittoral faunal communities in variable salinity
CR.MCR.CFaVS.CuSpH Cushion sponges and hydroids on turbid tide-swept sheltered ...
CR.MCR.CFaVS.CuSpH.As Cushion sponges, hydroids and ascidians on turbid tide-sw...
CR.MCR.CFaVS.CuSpH.VS Cushion sponges and hydroids on turbid tide-swept variabl...
CR.MCR.CFaVS.HbowEud Halichondria bowerbanki, Eudendrium arbusculum and Eucrate...
CR.LCR Low energy circalittoral rock
CR.LCR.BrAs Brachiopod and ascidian communities
CR.LCR.BrAs.AmenCio Solitary ascidians, including Ascidia mentula and Ciona int...
CR.LCR.BrAs.AmenCio.Ant Solitary ascidians, including Ascidia mentula and Ciona...
CR.LCR.BrAs.AmenCio.Bri Dense brittlestars with sparse Ascidia mentula and Cion...
CR.LCR.BrAs.LgAsSp Large solitary ascidians and erect sponges on wave-sheltered...
CR.LCR.BrAs.AntAsH Antedon spp., solitary ascidians and fine hydroids on shelte...
CR.LCR.BrAs.NeoPro Neocrania anomala and Protanthea simplex on sheltered circal...
CR.LCR.BrAs.NeoPro.FS Neocrania anomala and Protanthea simplex on very wave-she...
CR.LCR.BrAs.NeoPro.VS Neocrania anomala, Dendrodoa grossularia and Sarcodictyon...
CR.FCR Features of circalittoral rock
CR.FCR.Cv Circalittoral caves and overhangs
CR.FCR.Cv.SpCup Sponges, cup corals and anthozoans on shaded or overhanging cir...
CR.FCR.FouFa Circalittoral fouling faunal communities
CR.FCR.FouFa.AdigMsen Alcyonium digitatum and Metridium senile on moderately wa...
CR.FCR.FouFa.Aasp Ascidiella aspersa on circalittoral artificial substrata
SS Sublittoral sediment
SS.SCS Sublittoral coarse sediment (unstable cobbles and pebbles, gravels and c...
SS.SCS.SCSVS Sublittoral coarse sediment in variable salinity (estuaries)
SS.SCS.ICS Infralittoral coarse sediment
SS.SCS.ICS.SSh Sparse fauna on highly mobile sublittoral shingle (cobbles and p...
SS.SCS.ICS.HchrEdw Halcampa chrysanthellum and Edwardsia timida on sublittoral ...
SS.SCS.ICS.MoeVen Moerella spp. with venerid bivalves in infralittoral gravelly...
SS.SCS.ICS.HeloMsim Hesionura elongata and Microphthalmus similis with other in...
SS.SCS.ICS.Glap Glycera lapidum in impoverished infralittoral mobile gravel and...
SS.SCS.ICS.CumCset Cumaceans and Chaetozone setosa in infralittoral gravelly sa...
SS.SCS.ICS.SLan Dense Lanice conchilega and other polychaetes in tide-swept inf...
SS.SCS.CCS Circalittoral coarse sediment
SS.SCS.CCS.PomB Pomatoceros triqueter with barnacles and bryozoan crusts on uns...
SS.SCS.CCS.MedLumVen Mediomastus fragilis, Lumbrineris spp. and venerid bivalve...
SS.SCS.CCS.Pkef Protodorvillea kefersteini and other polychaetes in impoverishe...
SS.SCS.CCS.Nmix Neopentadactyla mixta in circalittoral shell gravel or coarse s...
SS.SCS.CCS.Blan Branchiostoma lanceolatum in circalittoral coarse sand with she...
SS.SCS.OCS Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment
SS.SCS.OCS.GlapThyAmy Glycera lapidum, Thyasira spp. and Amythasides macrogloss...
SS.SCS.OCS.HeloPkef Hesionura elongata and Protodorvillea kefersteini in offsho...
SS.SSa Sublittoral sands and muddy sands
SS.SSa.SSaLS Sublittoral sand in low or reduced salinity (lagoons)
SS.SSa.SSaVS Sublittoral sand in variable salinity (estuaries)
SS.SSa.SSaVS.MoSaVS Infralittoral mobile sand in variable salinity (estuaries)
SS.SSa.SSaVS.NcirMac Nephtys cirrosa and Macoma balthica in variable salinity i...
SS.SSa.SSaVS.NintGam Neomysis integer and Gammarus spp. in fluctuating low sali...
SS.SSa.IFiSa Infralittoral fine sand
SS.SSa.IFiSa.IMoSa Infralittoral mobile clean sand with sparse fauna
SS.SSa.IFiSa.ScupHyd Sertularia cupressina and Hydrallmania falcata on tide-swe...
SS.SSa.IFiSa.NcirBat Nephtys cirrosa and Bathyporeia spp. in infralittoral sand...
SS.SSa.IFiSa.TbAmPo Semi-permanent tube-building amphipods and polychaetes in s...
SS.SSa.IMuSa Infralittoral muddy sand
SS.SSa.IMuSa.EcorEns Echinocardium cordatum and Ensis spp. in lower shore and s...
SS.SSa.IMuSa.FfabMag Fabulina fabula and Magelona mirabilis with venerid bivalv...
SS.SSa.IMuSa.SsubNhom Arenicola marina in infralittoral fine sand or muddy sand...
SS.SSa.IMuSa.AreISa Spisula subtruncata and Nephtys hombergii in shallow muddy ...
SS.SSa.CFiSa Circalittoral fine sand
SS.SSa.CFiSa.EpusOborApri Echinocyamus pusillus, Ophelia borealis and Abra pris...
SS.SSa.CFiSa.ApriBatPo Abra prismatica, Bathyporeia elegans and polychaetes in ...
SS.SSa.CMuSa Circalittoral muddy sand
SS.SSa.CMuSa.AalbNuc Abra alba and Nucula nitidosa in circalittoral muddy sand ...
SS.SSa.CMuSa.AbraAirr Amphiura brachiata with Astropecten irregularis and other...
SS.SSa.OSa Offshore circalittoral sand
SS.SSa.OSa.MalEdef Maldanid polychaetes and Eudorellopsis deformis in offshore ...
SS.SSa.OSa.OfusAfil Owenia fusiformis and Amphiura filiformis in offshore circa...
SS.SMu Sublittoral cohesive mud and sandy mud communities
SS.SMu.SMuLS Sublittoral mud in low or reduced salinity (lagoons)
SS.SMu.SMuVS Sublittoral mud in variable salinity (estuaries)
SS.SMu.SMuVS.PolCvol Polydora ciliata and Corophium volutator in variable salin...
SS.SMu.SMuVS.AphTubi Aphelochaeta marioni and Tubificoides spp. in variable sal...
SS.SMu.SMuVS.NhomTubi Nephtys hombergii and Tubificoides spp. in variable salin...
SS.SMu.SMuVS.MoMu Infralittoral fluid mobile mud
SS.SMu.SMuVS.CapTubi Capitella capitata and Tubificoides spp. in reduced salini...
SS.SMu.SMuVS.OlVS Oligochaetes in variable or reduced salinity infralittoral mu...
SS.SMu.SMuVS.LhofTtub Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri, Tubifex tubifex and Gammarus sp...
SS.SMu.ISaMu Infralittoral sandy mud
SS.SMu.ISaMu.NhomMac Nephtys hombergii and Macoma balthica in infralittoral san...
SS.SMu.ISaMu.SundAasp Sagartiogeton undatus and Ascidiella aspersa on infralitt...
SS.SMu.ISaMu.MysAbr Mysella bidentata and Abra spp. in infralittoral sandy mud
SS.SMu.ISaMu.MelMagThy Melinna palmata with Magelona spp. and Thyasira spp. in ...
SS.SMu.ISaMu.AmpPlon Ampelisca spp., Photis longicaudata and other tube-buildin...
SS.SMu.ISaMu.Cap Capitella capitata in enriched sublittoral muddy sediments
SS.SMu.IFiMu Infralittoral fine mud
SS.SMu.IFiMu.CerAnit Cerastoderma edule with Abra nitida in infralittoral mud
SS.SMu.IFiMu.Are Arenicola marina in infralittoral mud
SS.SMu.IFiMu.PhiVir Philine aperta and Virgularia mirabilis in soft stable infr...
SS.SMu.IFiMu.Ocn Ocnus planci aggregations on sheltered sublittoral muddy sedim...
SS.SMu.IFiMu.Beg Beggiatoa spp. on anoxic sublittoral mud
SS.SMu.CSaMu Circalittoral sandy mud
SS.SMu.CSaMu.AfilMysAnit Amphiura filiformis, Mysella bidentata and Abra nitida...
SS.SMu.CSaMu.ThyNten Thyasira spp. and Nuculoma tenuis in circalittoral sandy m...
SS.SMu.CSaMu.AfilNten Amphiura filiformis and Nuculoma tenuis in circalittoral ...
SS.SMu.CSaMu.VirOphPmax Virgularia mirabilis and Ophiura spp. with Pecten maxim...
SS.SMu.CSaMu.VirOphPmax.HAs Virgularia mirabilis and Ophiura spp. with Pecten m...
SS.SMu.CSaMu.LkorPpel Lagis koreni and Phaxas pellucidus in circalittoral sandy...
SS.SMu.CFiMu Circalittoral fine mud
SS.SMu.CFiMu.SpnMeg Seapens and burrowing megafauna in circalittoral fine mud
SS.SMu.CFiMu.SpnMeg.Fun Seapens, including Funiculina quadrangularis, and burro...
SS.SMu.CFiMu.MegMax Burrowing megafauna and Maxmuelleria lankesteri in circalit...
SS.SMu.CFiMu.BlyrAchi Brissopsis lyrifera and Amphiura chiajei in circalittoral...
SS.SMu.OMu Offshore circalittoral mud
SS.SMu.OMu.AfalPova Ampharete falcata turf with Parvicardium ovale on cohesive ...
SS.SMu.OMu.ForThy Foraminiferans and Thyasira sp. in deep circalittoral fine mu...
SS.SMu.OMu.StyPse Styela gelatinosa, Pseudamussium septemradiatum and solitary ...
SS.SMu.OMu.CapThy Capitella capitata and Thyasira spp. in organically-enriched ...
SS.SMu.OMu.CapThy.Odub Capitella capitata, Thyasira spp. and Ophryotrocha dubia...
SS.SMu.OMu.LevHet Levinsenia gracilis and Heteromastus filifirmis in offshore c...
SS.SMu.OMu.PjefThyAfil Paramphinome jeffreysii, Thyasira spp. and Amphiura fili...
SS.SMu.OMu.MyrPo Myrtea spinifera and polychaetes in offshore circalittoral san...
SS.SMx Sublittoral mixed sediment
SS.SMx.SMxLS Sublittoral mixed sediment in low or reduced salinity (lagoons)
SS.SMx.SMxVS Sublittoral mixed sediment in variable salinity (estuaries)
SS.SMx.SMxVS.AphPol Aphelochaeta spp. and Polydora spp. in variable salinity in...
SS.SMx.SMxVS.CreMed Crepidula fornicata and Mediomastus fragilis in variable sa...
SS.SMx.IMx Infralittoral mixed sediment
SS.SMx.IMx.CreAsAn Crepidula fornicata with ascidians and anemones on infralitt...
SS.SMx.IMx.SpavSpAn Sabella pavonina with sponges and anemones on infralittoral...
SS.SMx.IMx.VsenAsquAps Venerupis senegalensis, Amphipholis squamata and Apseude...
SS.SMx.IMx.Lim Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed sedimen...
SS.SMx.IMx.Ost Ostrea edulis beds on shallow sublittoral muddy mixed sediment
SS.SMx.CMx Circalittoral mixed sediment
SS.SMx.CMx.ClloMx Cerianthus lloydii and other burrowing anemones in circalitto...
SS.SMx.CMx.ClloMx.Nem Cerianthus lloydii with Nemertesia spp. and other hydroid...
SS.SMx.CMx.ClloModHo Sparse Modiolus modiolus, dense Cerianthus lloydii and bur...
SS.SMx.CMx.MysThyMx Mysella bidentata and Thyasira spp. in circalittoral muddy ...
SS.SMx.CMx.FluHyd Flustra foliacea and Hydrallmania falcata on tide-swept circa...
SS.SMx.CMx.OphMx Ophiothrix fragilis and/or Ophiocomina nigra brittlestar beds ...
SS.SMx.OMx Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment
SS.SMx.OMx.PoVen Polychaete-rich deep Venus community in offshore mixed sedimen...
SS.SMp Sublittoral macrophyte-dominated communities on sediments
SS.SMp.Mrl Maerl beds
SS.SMp.Mrl.Pcal Phymatolithon calcareum maerl beds in infralittoral clean grave...
SS.SMp.Mrl.Pcal.R Phymatolithon calcareum maerl beds with red seaweeds in shall...
SS.SMp.Mrl.Pcal.Nmix Phymatolithon calcareum maerl beds with Neopentadactyla mi...
SS.SMp.Mrl.Lcor Lithothamnion corallioides maerl beds on infralittoral muddy gr...
SS.SMp.Mrl.Lfas Lithophyllum fasciculatum maerl beds on infralittoral mud
SS.SMp.Mrl.Lgla Lithothamnion glaciale maerl beds in tide-swept variable salini...
SS.SMp.KSwSS Kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment
SS.SMp.KSwSS.LsacR Laminaria saccharina and red seaweeds on infralittoral sedim...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.LsacR.CbPb Red seaweeds and kelps on tide-swept mobile infralittor...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.LsacR.Gv Laminaria saccharina and robust red algae on infralittora...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.LsacR.Sa Laminaria saccharina and filamentous red algae on infrali...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.LsacR.Mu Laminaria saccharina with red and brown seaweeds on lower...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.LsacCho Laminaria saccharina and Chorda filum on sheltered upper i...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.LsacMxVS Laminaria saccharina with Psammechinus miliaris and/or Mo...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.LsacGraFS Laminaria saccharina, Gracilaria gracilis and brown seaw...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.LsacGraVS Laminaria saccharina and Gracilaria gracilis with sponge...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.Tra Mats of Trailliella on infralittoral muddy gravel
SS.SMp.KSwSS.Pcri Loose-lying mats of Phyllophora crispa on infralittoral muddy...
SS.SMp.KSwSS.FilG Filamentous green seaweeds on low salinity infralittoral mixe...
SS.SMp.SSgr Sublittoral seagrass beds
SS.SMp.SSgr.Zmar Zostera marina/angustifolia beds on lower shore or infralittor...
SS.SMp.SSgr.Rup Ruppia maritima in reduced salinity infralittoral muddy sand
SS.SMp.Ang Angiosperm communities in reduced salinity
SS.SMp.Ang.NVC A12 Potamogeton pectinatus community
SS.SMp.Ang.NVC S4 Phragmites australis swamp and reed beds
SS.SBR Sublittoral biogenic reefs on sediment
SS.SBR.PoR Polychaete worm reefs (on sublittoral sediment)
SS.SBR.PoR.SspiMx Sabellaria spinulosa on stable circalittoral mixed sediment
SS.SBR.PoR.SalvMx Sabellaria alveolata on variable salinity sublittoral mixed s...
SS.SBR.PoR.Ser Serpula vermicularis reefs on very sheltered circalittoral muddy...
SS.SBR.SMus Sublittoral mussel beds (on sublittoral sediment)
SS.SBR.SMus.ModT Modiolus modiolus beds with hydroids and red seaweeds on tide-...
SS.SBR.SMus.ModMx Modiolus modiolus beds on open coast circalittoral mixed sedi...
SS.SBR.SMus.ModHAs Modiolus modiolus beds with fine hydroids and large solitary...
SS.SBR.SMus.ModCvar Modiolus modiolus beds with Chlamys varia, sponges, hydroid...
SS.SBR.SMus.MytSS Mytilus edulis beds on sublittoral sediment
SS.SBR.Crl Coral reefs
SS.SBR.Crl.Lop Lophelia reefs
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