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Concept: Seapens, including [Funiculina quadrangularis], and burrowing megafauna in undisturbed circalittoral fine mud in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A5.3611
Preferred label Seapens, including [Funiculina quadrangularis], and burrowing megafauna in undisturbed circalittoral fine mud
Definition Deep muds, especially in sealochs, support forests of the nationally scarce [Funiculina quadrangularis], in addition to populations of the seapens [Virgularia mirabilis] and [Pennatula phosphorea]. The sediment is usually extensively burrowed by crustaceans, the most common of which is [Nephrops norvegicus], but [Calocaris macandreae] and [Callianassa subterranea] may also be present (the latter is likely to be under-recorded by grab sampling because it is deep burrowing). The burrowing anemone [Cerianthus lloydii] is present in low numbers in this biotope and the rare anemone [Pachycerianthus multiplicatus] may also be found occasionally. [Amphiura] spp. are also often present in high densities.
Notation A5.3611
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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