BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Nephtys cirrosa
All Taxonomy Biology Distribution Reproduction

Researched by	Lizzie Tyler	Data supplied by	University of Sheffield
Refereed by	This information is not refereed.
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Found throughout the British Isles, where it nears the northern limit of its distribution. Four species of Nephtys (%Nephtys caeca%, Nephtys cirrosa, %Nephtys hombergii% and %Nephtys longosetosa%) occur intertidally in the Brit
Global distribution	Nephtys cirrosa reaches its northern limit in Scotland, and German Bight of the North Sea. The species is found in the Mediterranean.
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	None entered

Substratum preferences	Coarse clean sand Sandy mud	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Estuary Enclosed coast / Embayment
Biological zone	Mid Eulittoral Lower Eulittoral Sublittoral Fringe	Wave exposure
Tidal stream strength/Water flow		Salinity
Habitat Preferences Additional Information	None entered
Distribution References	Brafield, 1978, JNCC, 1999, Picton & Costello, 1998, Bruce et al., 1963, Olive & Morgan, 1991, Clark & Haderlie, 1960, Eleftheriou & McIntyre, 1976, Wolff, 1971, Hayward & Ryland, 1990, Julie Bremner, unpub data,