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Concept: [Ceramium] sp. and piddocks on eulittoral fossilised peat in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A1.127
Preferred label [Ceramium] sp. and piddocks on eulittoral fossilised peat
Definition Outcrops of fossilised peat in the eulittoral are soft enough to allow a variety of piddocks such as [Barnea candida] and [Petricola pholadiformis] to bore into them. The surface of the peat can be characterised by a dense algal mat, predominantly the red seaweed [Ceramium] spp. and with the green seaweeds [Ulva lactuca] and [Enteromorpha intestinalis]. Damp areas in the algal mat are covered by aggregations of the polychaetes [Lanice conchilega] and [Polydora] sp. The crabs [Carcinus maenas] and [Cancer pagurus] occur in crevices in the peat. Small pools on the peat may contain hydroids, such as [Obelia longissima] and [Kirchenpaueria pinnata], the brown alga [Dictyota dichotoma] and the crustacean [Crangon crangon]. Description derived largely from sites in north Norfolk and this community could possibly be found on other "soft" substrata. Further records of this community are required in order to validate the description.
Notation A1.127
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
Not Accepted Date
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