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.