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1 Priority Marine Features in Scotland s seas Table 1 Seabed habitats Priority Marine Feature Blue mussel beds Mytilus edulis beds on littoral sediments LS.LBR.LMus.Myt Mytilus edulis and Fabricia sabella in littoral mixed sediment LS.LSa.St.MytFab Mytilus edulis beds on sublittoral sediment SS.SBR.SMus.MytSS Mytilus edulis beds on reduced salinity infralittoral rock IR.LIR.IFaVS.MytRS Burrowed mud Seapens and burrowing megafauna in circalittoral fine mud SS.SMu.CFiMu.SpnMeg Both Burrowing megafauna and Maxmuelleria lankesteri in circalittoral mud SS.SMu.CFiMu.MegMax Both Tall seapen Funiculina quadrangularis Both Fireworks anemone Pachycerianthus multiplicatus Both Mud burrowing amphipod Maera loveni Both Carbonate mound Carbonate mound communities No code communities Cold-water coral reefs Coral reefs SS.SBR.Crl Both Coral gardens Coral gardens No code Deep sea sponge Deep sea sponge aggregations No code aggregations Flame shell beds Limaria hians beds in tide-swept sublittoral muddy mixed SS.SMx.IMx.Lim sediment Horse mussel beds Modiolus modiolus beds with hydroids and red seaweeds on SS.SBR.SMus.ModT tide-swept circalittoral mixed substrata Modiolus modiolus beds on open coast circalittoral mixed SS.SBR.SMus.ModMx sediment Modiolus modiolus beds with fine hydroids and large solitary SS.SBR.SMus.ModHAs ascidians on very sheltered circalittoral mixed substrata Modiolus modiolus beds with Chlamys varia, sponges, hydroids and bryozoans on slightly tide-swept very sheltered circalittoral mixed substrata SS.SBR.SMus.ModCvar
2 Priority Marine Feature Inshore deep mud with Brissopsis lyrifera and Amphiura chiajei in circalittoral mud SS.SMu.CFiMu.BlyrAchi burrowing heart urchins Intertidal mudflats Littoral mud LS.LMu Kelp and seaweed Kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment 1 SS.SMp.KSwSS communities on sublittoral sediment Kelp beds Laminaria hyperborea forest with a faunal cushion (sponges and IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypFa polyclinids) and foliose red seaweeds on very exposed upper infralittoral rock Laminaria hyperborea with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed infralittoral rock 2 IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypR Low or variable salinity habitats Laminaria hyperborea on tide-swept, infralittoral rock IR.MIR.KR.LhypT Laminaria hyperborea on tide-swept infralittoral mixed substrata 3 IR.MIR.KR.LhypTX Laminaria hyperborea and foliose red seaweeds on moderately exposed infralittoral rock 4 IR.MIR.KR.Lhyp Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity infralittoral IR.LIR.IFaVS rock Kelp in variable or reduced salinity IR.LIR.KVS Submerged fucoids, green or red seaweeds (low salinity IR.LIR.Lag infralittoral rock) Sublittoral mud in low or reduced salinity (lagoons) SS.SMu.SMuLS Bird s nest stonewort Tolypella nidifica Baltic stonewort Chara baltica Foxtail stonewort Lamprothamnium papulosum Small brackish water snail Hydrobia acuta neglecta Maerl beds Maerl beds SS.SMp.Mrl The following biotopes of Kelp and seaweed communities on sublittoral sediment are specifically excluded: Mats of Trailliella on infralittoral muddy gravel (SS.SMp.KSwSS.Tra) ; & Filamentous green seaweeds on low salinity infralittoral mixed sediment or rock (SS.SMp.KSwSS.FilG) The following biotope is specifically excluded: Mixed Laminaria hyperborea and Laminaria ochroleuca forest on exposed infralittoral rock (IR.HIR.KFaR.LhypR.Loch) This biotope is also a component of the Tide-swept algal communities PMF The following biotope is specifically excluded: Sabellaria spinulosa with kelp and red seaweeds on sand-influenced infralittoral rock (IR.MIR.KR.Lhyp.Sab)
3 Priority Marine Feature Maerl or coarse shell gravel with burrowing sea cucumbers Neopentadactyla mixta in circalittoral shell gravel or coarse sand SS.SCS.CCS.Nmix Native oysters Ostrea edulis beds on shallow sublittoral muddy mixed sediment SS.SMx.IMx.Ost Native oyster Ostrea edulis Northern sea fan and sponge communities Offshore deep sea muds 5 & 6 Offshore subtidal sands and gravels 7 Caryophyllia smithii and Swiftia pallida on circalittoral rock CR.MCR.EcCr.CarSwi Mixed turf of hydroids and large ascidians with Swiftia pallida and CR.HCR.XFa.SwiLgAs Caryophyllia smithii on weakly tide-swept circalittoral rock Deep sponge communities (circalittoral) CR.HCR.DpSp Both Northern sea fan Swiftia pallida Both Ampharete falcata turf with Parvicardium ovale on cohesive SS.SMu.OMu.AfalPova muddy sediment near margins of deep stratified seas Foraminiferans and Thyasira sp. in deep circalittoral fine mud SS.SMu.OMu.ForThy Levinsenia gracilis and Heteromastus filifirmis in offshore SS.SMu.OMu.LevHet circalittoral mud and sandy mud Paramphinome jeffreysii, Thyasira spp. and Amphiura filiformis in SS.SMu.OMu.PjefThyAfil offshore circalittoral sandy mud Myrtea spinifera and polychaetes in offshore circalittoral sandy SS.SMu.OMu.MyrPo mud Glycera lapidum, Thyasira spp. and Amythasides macroglossus SS.SCS.OCS.GlapThyAmy in offshore gravelly sand Hesionura elongata and Protodorvillea kefersteini in offshore SS.SCS.OCS.HeloPkef coarse sand Echinocyamus pusillus, Ophelia borealis and Abra prismatica in SS.SSa.CFiSa.EpusOborApri circalittoral fine sand In addition to the continental shelf biotopes listed, the PMF also includes Atlantic and Arctic influenced offshore deep sea muds occurring on and off the continental slope The following components of the SS.SMu.OMu Offshore circalittoral mud continental shelf biotope complex are specifically excluded from the Offshore deep sea muds PMF: Styela gelatinosa, Pseudamussium septemradiatum and solitary ascidians on sheltered deep circalittoral muddy sediment (SS.SMu.OMu.StyPse) ; & Capitella capitata and Thyasira spp. in organically-enriched offshore circalittoral mud and sandy mud (SS.SMu.OMu.CapThy) In addition to the continental shelf biotopes listed, the PMF also includes Atlantic and Arctic influenced offshore subtidal sands and gravels occurring on and off the continental slope
4 Priority Marine Feature Offshore subtidal sands Abra prismatica, Bathyporeia elegans and polychaetes in SS.SSa.CFiSa.ApriBatPo and gravels cont. circalittoral fine sand Maldanid polychaetes and Eudorellopsis deformis in offshore SS.SSa.OSa.MalEdef circalittoral sand or muddy sand Owenia fusiformis and Amphiura filiformis in offshore circalittoral SS.SSa.OSa.OfusAfil sand or muddy sand Seagrass beds Zostera noltii beds in littoral muddy sand LS.LMp.LSgr.Znol Zostera marina/angustifolia beds on lower shore or infralittoral SS.SMp.SSgr.Zmar clean or muddy sand Ruppia maritima in reduced salinity infralittoral muddy sand SS.SMp.SSgr.Rup Sea loch egg wrack beds Ascophyllum nodosum ecad mackaii beds on extremely LR.LLR.FVS.Ascmac sheltered mid eulittoral mixed substrata Seamount communities Seamount communities No code Serpulid aggregations Serpula vermicularis reefs on very sheltered circalittoral muddy sand 8 SS.SBR.PoR.Ser Submarine structures made by leaking gases Tide-swept algal communities Tide-swept coarse sands with burrowing bivalves Submarine structures made by leaking gases No code Both Fucoids in tide-swept conditions LR.HLR.FT Halidrys siliquosa and mixed kelps on tide-swept infralittoral rock IR.HIR.KSed.XKHal with coarse sediment Kelp and seaweed communities in tide-swept sheltered IR.MIR.KT conditions 9 Laminaria hyperborea on tide-swept infralittoral mixed substrata 10 IR.MIR.KR.LhypTX Moerella spp. with venerid bivalves in infralittoral gravelly sand 11 SS.SCS.ICS.MoeVen 8 As well as the serpulid reefs biotope this PMF includes smaller aggregations of Serpula vermicularis 9 The following biotopes of Kelp and seaweed communities in tide-swept sheltered conditions are specifically excluded: Laminaria saccharina with foliose red seaweeds and ascidians on sheltered tide-swept infralittoral rock (IR.MIR.KT.LsacT) ; & Filamentous red seaweeds, sponges and Balanus crenatus on tide-swept variable-salinity infralittoral rock (IR.MIR.KT.FilRVS) 10 This biotope is also a component of the Kelp beds PMF 11 Recent data suggests that the community associated with this biotope may also be present in waters deeper than is characteristic of infralittoral biotopes. Pending further assessment and classification, this PMF includes examples of the community associated with SS.SCS.ICS.MoeVen even where it lies outside the typical depth range of the biotope
5 Table 2 Low or limited mobility species Priority Marine Feature Species name Taxon group Burrowing sea Arachnanthus sarsi Sea anemones, sea fans anemone and seapens Pink sea fingers Alcyonium hibernicum Sea anemones, sea fans and seapens White cluster anemone Parazoanthus anguicomus Sea anemones, sea fans and seapens Northern feather star Leptometra celtica Starfish and feather stars Both Fan mussel Atrina fragilis Snails, clams, mussels Both and oysters Heart cockle Glossus humanus Snails, clams, mussels and oysters Ocean quahog Arctica islandica Snails, clams, mussels and oysters Both
6 Table 3 Mobile species Priority Marine Feature European spiny lobster Eel Atlantic salmon European river lamprey Sea lamprey Sea trout Sparling Species name Taxon group Palinurus elephas Lobsters and sand hoppers Anguilla anguilla (catadromous) Salmo salar (anadromous) Lampetra fluviatilis (anadromous) Petromyzon marinus (anadromous) Salmo trutta (anadromous) Osmerus eperlanus (anadromous) Anglerfish 12 Lophius piscatorius Both Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic herring 13 Clupea harengus Both Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus Both Black scabbardfish Aphanopus carbo Blue ling Molva dypterygia Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou Cod Gadus morhua Both Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus Ling Molva molva Both Norway pout Trisopterus esmarkii Both Orange roughy Hoplostethus atlanticus Round-nose Coryphaenoides grenadier rupestris Saithe 14 Pollachius virens Both Sandeels Sand goby Ammodytes marinus & Ammodytes tobianus Pomatoschistus minutus Both (although only A. marinus occurs offshore) 12 In territorial waters the focus is on juveniles 13 In territorial waters the focus is on juveniles and spawning adults 14 In territorial waters the focus is on juveniles
7 Priority Marine Feature Species name Taxon group Whiting 15 Merlangius merlangus Both Basking shark Cetorhinus maximus Sharks, skates and rays Both Common skate Formerly Dipturus batis Sharks, skates and rays Both now split provisionally into D. cf. flossada and D. cf. intermedia Leafscale gulper Centrophorus Sharks, skates and rays shark squamosus Porbeagle shark Lamna nasus Sharks, skates and rays Portuguese Centroscymnus Sharks, skates and rays dogfish coelolepis Sandy ray Leucoraja circularis Sharks, skates and rays Spiny dogfish Squalas acanthias Sharks, skates and rays Both Atlantic whitesided dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus Whales, dolphins and Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus Whales, dolphins and Both Fin whale Balaenoptera physalus Whales, dolphins and Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena Whales, dolphins and Both Killer whale Orcinus orca Whales, dolphins and Both Long-finned pilot Globicephela melas Whales, dolphins and whale Minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Whales, dolphins and Both Northern bottlenose whale Hyperoodon ampullatus Whales, dolphins and Risso's dolphin Grampus griseus Whales, dolphins and Both Short-beaked Delphinus delphis Whales, dolphins and Both common dolphin Sowerby s beaked Mesoplodon bidens Whales, dolphins and whale Sperm whale Physeter Whales, dolphins and macrocephalus White-beaked Lagenorhynchus Whales, dolphins and Both dolphin albirostris Harbour / common Phoca vitulina Seals Both seal Grey seal Halichoerus grypus Seals Both Otter Lutra lutra Otter 15 In territorial waters the focus is on juveniles
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