Maerl bed species list, recorded from Scottish sites designated as maerl beds (from Scott & Moore, 1996)

Species code

taxa

PORIFERA: CALCAREA
C0000 PORIFERA
C0025 Leucosolenia botryoides
C0035 Scypha ciliata
C0070 Grantia compressa
   

 

 

 

 

DEMOSPONGIA

C0220 Suberites carnosus
C0221 Suberites domuncula
C0258 Polymastia boletiformis
C0300 Cliona
C0302 Cliona celata
C0479 Halichondria
C0481 Halichondria bowerbanki
C0484 Halichondria panicea
C0523 Hymeniacidon perleve
C0596 Esperiopsis fucorum
C0645 Myxilla incrustans
C0854 Haliclona
C0865 Haliclona viscosa
C0920 Porifera indet. (crusts)
   

 

 

CNIDARIA:

SCYPHOZOA
D0076 Cyanea capillata
D0083 Aurelia aurita (scyphistomae)
   

 

 

 

 

HYDROZOA

D0121 Corymorpha nutans
D0237 Eudendrium rameum
D0306 Bougainvillia ramosa
D0335 Hydractinia echinata
D0358 Clava multicornis
D0525 Halecium beanii
D0526 Halecium halecium
D0578 Halopteris catharina
D0585 Kirchenpaueria pinnata
D0597 Nemertesia antennina
D0599 Nemertesia ramosa
D0605 Plumularia setacea
D0626 Abietinaria abietina
D0627 Abietinaria filicula
D0648 Dynamena pumila
D0653 Hydrallmania falcata
D0676 Sertularia argentea
D0703 Clytia hemisphaerica
D0728 Obelia
D0730 Obelia dichotoma
D0731 Obelia geniculata

hydroids indet.

   

 

 

 

 

ANTHOZOA

D1024 Alcyonium digitatum
D1056 Virgularia mirabilis
D1075 Cerianthus lloydii
D1158 Anemonia viridis
D1163 Bolocera tuediae
D1168 Urticina felina
D1169 Urticina eques
D1192 Stomphia coccinea
D1225 Metridium senile
D1231 Sagartia elegans
D1232 Sagartia troglodytes
D1292 Adamsia carciniopados
D1303 Halacampoides elongatus
D1319 Peachia cylindrica
D1325 Halcampa chrysanthellum
D1341 Edwardsia claparedii
   

 

 

F0000

PLATYHELMINTHES
G0000 NEMERTEA
G0040 Tubulanus annulatus
G0047 Tubulanus superbus
G0078 Lineus longissimus
   

 

 

N0011

Golfingia vulgaris
   

 

 

ANNELIDA:

POLYCHAETA
P0001 POLYCHEATA
P0020 Pisione remota
P0027 Aphrodita aculeata
P0042 Polynoidae
P0060 Alentia gelatinosa
P0097 Harmothoe
P0103 Harmothoe fragilis
P0104 Harmothoe fraserthomsoni
P0108 Harmothoe ljungmani
P0110 Harmothoe mcintoshi
P0120 Hrmothoe lunulata
P0169 Pholoe inornata
P0171 Pholoe synophtalmica
P0230 Mystides limbata
P0285 Eumida sanguinea
P0476 Glycera lapidum
P0500 Goniadella bobretzkii
P0539 Gyptis
P0635 Syllidae
P0648 Langerhansia comuta
P0661 Trypanosyllis coeliaca
P0674 Typosyllis vittata
P0733 Exogoninae
P0750 Sphaerosyllis
P0751 Sphaerosyllis bulbosa
P0752 Sphaerosyllis magnidentata
P0780 Myrianida pinnigera
P0936 Aponuphis bilineata
P0991 Nematonereis unicornis
P1011 Lumbrineris latreilli
P1104 Prododorvillea kefersteini
P1114 Schistomeringos neglecta
P1115 Schistomeringos rudolphi
P1155 Paraonidae
P1179 Levinsenia gracilis
P1228 Aonides paucibranchiata
P1250 Laonice bahusiensis
P1269 Minuspio cirrifera
p1344 Spiophanes kroeyeri
P1375 Chaetopterus variopedatus
P1403 Chaetozone setosa
P1484 Flabelligera fragilis
P1491 Pherusa plumosa
P1501 Macrochaaeta sp.
P1558 Mediomastus fragilis
P1563 Notomastus latericeus
P1576 Arenicola marina
P1668 Ophelia
P1689 Ophelia bicornis
P1743 Scalibregma inflatum
P1798 Polygordius
P1854 Lagis koreni
P1876 Sabellaria spinulosa
P1907 Ampharete finmarchia
P1990 Terebellides stroemi
P2000 Terebellidae
P2019 Eupolymnia nebulosa
P2020 Eupolymnia nesidensis
P2031 Lanice conchilega
P2061 Nicolea zostericola
P2076 Pista cristata
P2150 Sabellidae
P2171 Chone filicaudata
P2172 Chone infundibuliformis
P2193 Fabricia sabella
P2221 Megalomma vesiculosum
P2227 Myxicola infundibulum
P2263 Eualus pusiolus
P2261 Sabella pavonina
P2302 Pomatoceros
P2304 Pomatoceros triqueter
P2309 Serpula vermicularis
P2326 Filograna implexa
P2346 Protula tubularia
P2355 Spirorbidae
P2401 Spirorbis
P2417 OLIGOCHAETA
   

 

 

CHELICERATA

 
 

Q0080

Acaridae indet.
   

 

 

CRUSTACEA:

CIRRIPEDIA
R0109 Balanus balanus
R0110 Balanus crenatus
   

 

 

 

 

MYSIDAE

S0046 Mysidae
   

 

 

 

 

AMPHIPODA

S0166 AMPHIPODA
S0193 Eusirus longipes
S0392 Hyale nilssoni
S0447 Metaphoxus fultoni
S0509 Lysianassa ceratina
S0511 Lysianassa plumosa
S0556 Socarnes erythrophthalmus
S0624 Iphimedia
S0690 Dexamine spinosa
S0696 Guerna coalita
S0824 Cheirocratus intermedius
S0899 Gammaropsis nitida
S0944 Ericthonius punctatus
S0998 Leptocheirus hirsutimanus
S1018 Corophium acherusicum
S1070 Caprellidae
S1451 Sphaeroma rugicauda
S1474 Jaera albifrons
S1484 Janira maculosa
S1592 Astacilla longicornis
   

 

 

S1868

TANAIDACEA
S1931 Tanaopsis graciloides
S1994 Vauntomsonia cristata
S2022 Eudorella truncatula
S2055 Nannastacus unguiculatus
   

 

 

 

 

DECAPODA

S2210 Palaemon serratus
S2263 Eualus pusiolus
S2269 Hippolyte inermis
S2316 Pandalina brevirostris
S2331 Crangon crangon
S2444 Paguridae
S2446 Anapagurus chiroacanthus
S2447 Anapagurus hyndmanni
S2462 Pagurus
S2465 Pagurus bernhardus
S2468 Pagurus cuanensis
S2470 Pagurus prideaux
S2471 Pagurus pubescens
S2484 Galathea
S2486 Galathea intermedia
S2488 Galathea nexa
S2489 Galathea squamifera
S2495 Munida rugosa
S2502 Pisidia longicornis
S2507 Porcellana playtcheles
S2543 Ebalia tuberosa
S2559 Hyas araneus
S2560 Hyas coarctatus
S2576 Inachus dorsettensis
S2578 Inachus phalangium
S2582 Macropodia
S2585 Macropodia rostrata
S2593 Eurynome spinosa
S2620 Corystes cassivelaunus
S2626 Atelecyclus rotundatus
S2646 Cancer pagurus
S2666 Liocarcinus
S2668 Liocarcinus corrugatus
S2669 Liocarcinus depurator
S2670 Liocarcinus holsatus
S2672 Liocarcinus puber
S2673 Liocarcinus pusillus
S2690 Carcinus maenas
S2746 Xantho pilipes
   

 

 

MOLLUSCA

POLYPLACOPHORA
W0050 POLYPLACOPHORA
W0055 Leptochiton asellus
W0074 Lepidochitona cinereus
W0078 Tonicella marmorea
W0079 Tonicella rubra
   

 

 

 

 

GASROPODA

W0111 Emarginula fissura
W0124 Tectura
W0125 Tectura testudinalis
W0126 Tectura virginea
W0139 Helcion pellucidum
W0161 Margarites helicinus
W0183 Jujubinus montagui
W0189 Gibbula magus
W0191 Gibbula tumida
W0193 Gibbula cineraria
W0195 Gibbula umbilicalis
W0200 Calliostoma zizyphinum
W0231 Tricolia pullus
W0244 Lacuna vincta
W0250 Littoriina littorea
W0255 Littorina obtusata
W0435 Caecum glabrum
W0442 Turritella communis
W0664 Melanella alba
W0689 Vitreolina phillipi
W0700 Aporrhais pespelecani
W0737 Trivia arctica
W0748 Lamellaria latens
W0754 Velutina velutina
W0773 Polineces catena
W0777 Polinices poliana
W0844 Buccinum undatum
W0860 Neptunea antiqua
W0887 Hinia incrassata
W0889 Hinia reticulata
W0916 Mangelia
W0977 Philine
W0979 Philine aperta
W0983 Philine pruinosa
   

 

 

 

 

OPISTOBRANCHIA

W1062 Elysia viridis
W1067 Hermaea bifida
W1102 Aplysia punctata
W1277 Doto dunnei
W1279 Doto fragilis
W1324 Adalaria proxima
W1355 Onchidoris muricata
W1358 Limacia clavigera
W1403 Archidoris pseudoargus
W1418 Jorunna tomentosa
W1452 Coryphella lineata
W1460 Flabellina pedata
W1526 Facelina bostoniensis
W1542 Favorinus branchialis
   

 

 

 

 

PELECYPODA

W1648 Mytilidae
W1650 Mytilus edulis
W1662 Musculus
W1675 Modiolus modiolus
W1717 Glycymeris glycymeris
W1739 Limaria hians
W1769 Osdtrea edulis
W1778 Palliolum tigerinum
W1795 Chlamys
W1800 Chlamys varia
W1801 Chlamys varia nivea
W1805 Aequipecten opercularis
W1809 Pecten maximus
W1813 Anomiidae
W1820 Pododesmus patelliformis
W1822 Pododesmus squamula
W1905 Mysella bidentata
W1945 Astarte sulcata
W1977 Parvicardium ovale
W1987 Laevicardium crassum
W2011 Lutraria lutraria
W2022 Ensis
W2023 Ensis arcuatus
W2025 Ensis ensis
W2027 Ensis siliqua
W2051 Arcopagia crassa
W2061 Moerella donacina
W2090 Gari tellinella
W2111 Solecurtus scopula
W2125 Arctica isslandica
W2147 Venus verrucosa
W2151 Circomphalus casina
W2155 Gouldia minima
W2166 Dosinia exoleta
W2181 Paphia rhomboides
W2189 Chamelea gallina
W2193 Clausinella fasciata
W2201 Timoclea ovata
W2227 Mya truncata
W2551 Hiatella arctica
W2348 Thracia
W2351 Thracia phaseolina
W2361 Cochlodesma praetenue
   

 

 

 

 

CEPHALOPODA

W2408 Sepiola atlantica
W2522 Eledone cirrhosa
   

 

 

BRACHIOPODA

 
 

X007

Neocrania anomala
   

 

 

BRYOZOA

 
 

Y0027

Crisia denticulata
Y0030 Crisia ramosa
Y0137 Alcyonidium diaphanum
Y0139 Alcyonidium hirsutum
Y0141 Alcyonidium mytili
Y0377 Parasmittina trispinosa
Y0448 Schizomavella linearis
Y0606 Cellepora pumicosa
Y0658 Eucratea loricata
Y0664 Membranipora membranacea
Y0678 Electra pilosa
Y0694 Flustra foliacea
Y0836 Scrupocellaria
Y0838 Scrupocellaria reptans
Y0841 Scrupocellaria scruposa
Y0879 Bugula turbinata
Y0888 Bryozoa indet. crusts
   

 

 

ZA0003

Phoronis
   

 

 

ECHINODERMATA: CRINOIDEA

ZB0011 Antedon bifida
ZB0012 Antedon petasus
   

 

 

 

 

ASTEROIDEA

ZB0041 Asteropecten irregularis
ZB0067 Luidia ciliaris
ZB0101 Porania pulvillus
ZB0113 Asterina gibbosa
ZB0143 Solaster endeca
ZB0149 Crossaster papposus
ZB0164 Henrica
ZB0165 Henricia oculata
ZB0166 Henricia sanguinolenta
ZB0190 Asterias rubens
ZB0195 Leptasterias muelleri
ZB0200 Marthasterias glacialis
   

 

 

 

 

OPHIUROIDEA

ZB0235 Ophiothrix fragilis
ZB0242 Ophiocomina nigra
ZB0278 Ophiopholis aculeata
ZB0283 Amphiura
ZB0286 Amphiura chiajei
ZB0292 Amphiura chiajei/filiformis
ZB0300 Amphipholis squamata
ZB0312 Ophiura affinis
ZB0313 Ophiura albida
ZB0315 Ophiura ophiura
ZB0316 Ophiura robusta
   

 

 

ECHINOIDEA

 
 

ZB0355

Psammechinus miliaris
ZB0362 Echinus esculentus
ZB0381 Stronglyocentrotus droebachiensis
ZB0388 Echinocyamus pusillus
ZB0401 Spatangus purpureus
ZB0408 Echinorcardium flavescens
   

 

 

 

 

HOLOTHUROIDEA

ZB0452 Holothuria forskali
ZB0458 Cucumaria
ZB0459 Cucumaria frondosa
ZB0495 Thyone fusus
ZB0498 Thyone roscovita
ZB0503 Neopentadactyla mixta
   

 

 

TUNICATA

 
 

ZD0006

Clavelina lepadiformis
ZD0052 Sidnyum turbinatum
ZD0057 Aplidium
ZD0064 Aplidium punctum
ZD0068 Didemnidae
ZD0097 Diplosoma listerianum
ZD0117 Ciona intestinalis
ZD0135 Corella parallelogramma
ZD0141 Ascidiella aspersa
ZD0143 Ascidiella scabra
ZD0149 Ascidia conchilega
ZD0150 Ascidia mentula
ZD0153 Ascidia virginea
ZD0194 Dendrodoa grossularia
ZD0209 Botryllus schlosseri
ZD0214 Botrylloides leachi
ZD0240 Pyura microcosmus
ZD0241 Pyura squamulosa
ZD0258 Molgula oculata
ZD0314 Salpa
   

 

 

CHONDROCHTHYES

ZF0040 Scyliorhinus canicula
ZF0055 Mustelus mustelus
   

 

 

OSTEICHTHYES

 
 

ZG0022

Conger conger
ZG0124 Diplecogaster bimaculata
ZG0127 Lepadogaster
ZG0118 Gobiesocidae
ZG0136 Lophius piscatorius
ZG0150 Gadidae
ZG0173 Gadus morhua
ZG0208 Pollachius pollachius
ZG0209 Pollachius virens
ZG0351 Spinachia spinachia
ZG0434 Myoxocephalus scorpius
ZG0438 Taurulus bubalis
ZG0448 Agonus cataphractus
ZG0457 Liparis liparis
ZG0632 Lipophrys pholis
ZG0680 Pholis gunnellus
ZG0799 Callionymus
ZG0700 Callionymus lyra
ZG0702 Callionmymus reticulatus
ZG0705 Gobiidae
ZG0728 Gobiusculus flavescens
ZG0740 Pomatoschistus
ZG0742 Pomatoschistus minutus
ZG0744 Pomatoschistus pictus
ZG0867 Zeugopterus punctatus
ZG0887 Pleuronectidae
ZG0891 Limanda limanda
ZG0903 Pleuronectes platessa
   

 

 

ZL0000

CYANOPHYCOTA
   

 

 

RHODOPHYCOTA

BANGIALES
ZM0072 Porphyropsis coccinea
ZM0083 Porphyra
ZM0088 Porphyra miniata
   

 

 

 

 

NEMALIALES

ZM0097 Audouinella
ZM0182 Sciania
ZM0185 Scinaia turgida
ZM0202 Asparagopsis armata
ZM0208 Bonnemaisonia asparagoides
ZM0211 Bonnemaisonia hamifera
ZM0215 Gelidium
   

 

 

 

 

PALMARIALES

ZM0242 Palmaria palmata
   

 

 

 

 

CRYPTONEMIALES

ZM0256 Dilsea carnosa
ZM0261 Dudresnaya verticillata
ZM0266 Dumontia contorta
ZM0299 Dermocorynus montagnei
ZM0306 Grateloupia filicina
ZM0322 Callophyllis cristata
ZM0323 Callophyllis laciniata
ZM0328 Kallymenia reniformis
ZM0344 Gloiosiphonia capillaris
ZM0367 Peyssonelia dubyi
ZM0369 Peyssonnelia immersa
   

 

 

ZM0376

Hildenbrandia
   

 

 

 

 

CORALLINALES

ZM0384 Corallinaceae
ZM0404 Corallina officinalis
ZM0459 Lithothamnion
ZM0460 Lithothamnion corallioides
ZM0461 Lithothamnion glaciale
ZM0491 Phymatolithon calcareum
ZM0530 maerl indet.
   

 

 

ANGIOSPERMA

 
 

ZX0002

Zostera marina

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