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Burrowed mud - Mud burrowing amphipod (Maera loveni) (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of mud burrowing amphipod (Maera loveni). Maera loveni, is a mud-dwelling infaunal amphipod, which lives in depths of 20-400 m. It is a northern cold water species that has reached its southern limit in Scotland where it is sparsely distributed around the coast. 95% of British records are from sea lochs and the northern North Sea.
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Blue mussel beds - Mytilus edulis beds on reduced salinity infralittoral rock (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Mytilus edulis beds on reduced salinity infralittoral rock. This is typically found in the tide swept entrances to sheltered or very sheltered basins in sea lochs and voes.
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Low or variable salinity habitats - Sublittoral mud in low or reduced salinity (lagoons) (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of sublittoral mud in low or reduced salinity (lagoons). This is a very characteristic lagoon community comprising various short-lived species such as blow lugworms and mud shrimps. The beaked tasselweed (Ruppia) may also be present. Only a few records of this habitat exist outside Scotland where it is found in the Outer Hebrides, Shetland and within the Beauly Firth.
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Blue mussel beds - Mytilus edulis beds on sublittoral sediment (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows distribution of Mytilus edulis beds on sublittoral sediments. Found in areas of moderately strong to strong water movement in relatively shallow areas in both full and variable salinities. The mussel beds act to stabilise the sea bed sediments creating a habitat that support a dense community of animals. It is recorded from only a few locations around the coast.
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Low or variable salinity habitats - Small brackish water snail (Hydrobia acuta neglecta) (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Small brackish water snail (Hydrobia acuta neglecta). Scattered records of this small snail occur on the west coast, the Outer Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland and in Montrose Basin on the east coast.
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Horse mussel beds - Modiolus modiolus beds on open coast circalittoral mixed sediment (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Horse mussel (Modiolus modiolus) beds on open coast circalittoral mixed sediments . They are typically found in current swept areas at depths of 50-100m, the horse mussels support a rich diversity or organisms, especially polychate worms, bivalves and brittlestars. The only known records from Scotland are from Sullom Voe, Shetland and Hoy Sound, Orkney.
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Low or variable salinity habitats - Foxtail stonewort (Lamprothamnium papulosum) (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Foxtail stonewort (Lamprothamnium papulosum). Foxtail stonewort is recorded from North and South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. It is of national importance with the Hebridean sites thought to represent the most secure global stronghold for this species. Listed as Near Threatened on the Red Data Book of Britain and Ireland.
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Northern seafan and sponge communities - Northern sea fan (Swiftia pallida) (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows distribution of Northern sea fan (Swiftia pallida) in the Scottish marine environment. Northern Sea Fan occurs in many sea lochs and inlets along the west coast of Scotland and the Outer Hebrides, from Loch Laxford in the north to Sound of Jura in the south, and out to St Kilda.
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Low or variable salinity habitats - Baltic stonewort (Chara baltica) (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of Baltic stonewort (Chara balthica). Found in three locations in the Outer Hebrides, the Scottish populations are likely to be of national importance but threatened by habitat loss. Listed as Vulnerable on the Red Data Book of Britain and Ireland.
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Northern seafan and sponge communities - Mixed turf of hydroids and large ascidians with Swiftia pallida and Caryophyllia smithii on weakly tide-swept circalittoral rock (Priority Marine Feature) (SNH WMS) |
The Priority Marine Feature (PMF) list contains 81 habitats and species considered to be of conservation importance in Scotland's seas. It includes many features which are characteristic of the Scottish marine environment, ranging from flame shell beds in coastal waters, to cold-water coral reefs of the deeper seas, and mobile species such as minke whale and basking shark.
This layer shows the distribution of mixed turf of hydroids and large ascidians with swiftia pallida and caryophyllia smithii on weakly tideswept circalittoral rock in the Scottish marine environment. It is sparsely recorded with a restricted distribution in a few sea lochs and inlets on the west coast, especially around the Isle of Mull. It represents a particularly diverse community of dense cup corals, sea firs, sea squirts, sea fans, sponges, soft corals, sea mats and feather stars, as well as sea cucumbers, squat lobsters and fish.
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