BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Lithothamnion corallioides
All Taxonomy Biology Distribution Reproduction

Researched by	Angus Jackson	Data supplied by	MarLIN
Refereed by	Dr Christine Maggs
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Patchily distributed along the exposed western coasts of the southern British Isles. Locations include the west and south-west of Ireland, the south-west corner of Wales and a few sites off the south coast of England.
Global distribution	West and south-west British Isles south to the Canary Isles (unconfirmed records from Mauritania and Cape Verde). Also found in the Mediterranean.
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range	1-30 m
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	Occurs most frequently at depths between 1-10 m. Occasionally found at depths of up to 30 m (for example Outer Galway Bay).

Substratum preferences	Pebbles Gravel / shingle Maerl Muddy gravel Coarse clean sand Fine clean sand Sandy mud Muddy sand Mud Mixed	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Strait / sound Sealoch Ria / Voe Estuary
Biological zone	Sublittoral Fringe Upper Infralittoral Lower Infralittoral	Wave exposure	Moderately Exposed Sheltered Very Sheltered
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Strong (3-6 kn) Moderately Strong (1-3 kn)	Salinity	Full (30-40 psu)
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	Donnan & Davies, 1996, Birkett et al., 1998, Grall & Glémarec, 1997, Birkett et al., 1998(a), Hardy & Guiry, 2003, Hardy & Guiry, 2003,