BIOTIC Species Information for Virgularia mirabilis
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| Researched by | Jacqueline Hill & Emily Wilson | Data supplied by | MarLIN |
| Refereed by | This information is not refereed. | ||
| Distribution and Habitat | |||
| Distribution in Britain & Ireland | Found of all British and Irish coasts but less frequent in the south. | ||
| Global distribution | Western Europe and Mediterranean, occurs throughout the North Atlantic possibly as far as North America. | ||
| Biogeographic range | Not researched | Depth range | 10-400m |
| Migratory | Non-migratory / Resident | ||
| Distribution Additional Information | No text entered | ||
| Substratum preferences | Coarse clean sand Fine clean sand Mud Muddy sand Sandy mud |
Physiographic preferences | Offshore seabed Sealoch Enclosed coast / Embayment |
| Biological zone | Lower Infralittoral Upper Circalittoral Lower Circalittoral Circalittoral Offshore |
Wave exposure | Sheltered Very Sheltered Extremely Sheltered Ultra Sheltered |
| Tidal stream strength/Water flow | Weak (<1 kn) Very Weak (negligible) |
Salinity | Full (30-40 psu) |
| Habitat Preferences Additional Information | |||
| Distribution References | Hayward & Ryland, 1995b, Hayward et al., 1996, Manuel, 1988, | ||
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