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Concept: [Myrtea spinifera] and polychaetes in offshore circalittoral sandy mud in the eunishabitats vocabulary
| Concept URI | http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A5.377 |
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| Preferred label | [Myrtea spinifera] and polychaetes in offshore circalittoral sandy mud |
| Definition | Deep, offshore habitats with cohesive sandy mud (>20% mud) may support communities characterised by infaunal polychaetes and the bivalve [Myrtea spinifera]. Polychaetes typically include [Chaetozone setosa], [Paramphinome jeffreysii], [Levinsenia gracilis], [Aricidea catherinae] and [Prionospio malmgreni]. The bivalves [Thyasira] spp. and [Abra nitida] may also be found as may seapens, such as [Pennatula phosphorea]. Some examples of the biotope AfilNten contain [Myrtea spinifera] (Mackie 1990) in lower numbers but these habitats are generally sandier than those in MyrPo. Situation: This biotope has been recorded in the northern North Sea but may also exist in the Irish Sea. |
| Notation | A5.377 |
| Status | Valid |
| Status Modified | 2014-01-31 |
| Accepted Date | 2014-01-31 |
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