BIOTIC Species Information for Asterina phylactica
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| Researched by | Chris Chance & Dave Cocks | ||
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed | ||
| Distribution and Habitat | |||
| Distribution in Britain & Ireland | Common on south and west coasts of British Isles. | ||
| Global distribution | UK, Brittany and Mediterranean. | ||
| Biogeographic range | Depth range | Sublittoral to 18 m. | |
| Migratory | |||
| Distribution Additional Information | |||
| Substratum preferences | Coarse clean sand Fine clean sand Sandy mud Muddy sand Mud |
Physiographic preferences | Open coast |
| Biological zone | Insufficient information Field unresearched Upper Infralittoral Lower Circalittoral Sublittoral Fringe |
Wave exposure | See additional information Ultra Sheltered Insufficient information Extremely Sheltered |
| Tidal stream strength/Water flow | Insufficient information Field unresearched |
Salinity | Not relevant Insufficient information |
| Habitat Preferences Additional Information | |||
| Distribution References | |||
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