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Concept: [Laminaria saccharina] with red and brown seaweeds on lower infralittoral muddy mixed sediment in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/A5.5214
Preferred label [Laminaria saccharina] with red and brown seaweeds on lower infralittoral muddy mixed sediment
Definition Slightly deeper kelp community in the lower infralittoral, found on sandy gravelly mud, in sheltered and very sheltered conditions, with very weak tidal currents. The community is characterised by occasional [Laminaria saccharina] with an undergrowth of red and brown algae. Characteristic red seaweeds, as with other LsacR biotopes include [Plocamium cartilagineum] and [Phycodrys rubens]. However, the sheltered conditions of this biotope allow the '[Trailliella]' phase of [Bonnemaisonia hamifera] to develop (although not to the extent of forming distinct mats as in SMP.Tra), and the related species [Bonnemaisonia asparagoides]. Brown algal species present, as with other LsacR biotopes, include [Desmarestia] spp at low abundance. The ubiquitous green seaweed [Ulva] sp. may also be present. The muddy substrate is home to a variety of typical mud dwelling fauna including the burrowing anemone [Cerianthus lloydii]. The gravelly component of this biotope provides a substrate for encrusting species such as the polychaete [Pomatoceros triqueter] and coralline encrusting algae.
Notation A5.5214
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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