BIOTIC Species Information for Macropodia spp.
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Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & IrelandAll Great Britain
Global distributionAtlantic, Mediterranean
Biogeographic rangeTemperate Depth range0-168 m depth
Migratory   
Distribution Additional InformationMacropodia linaresi and Macropodia deflexa are limited to the southern and southern/western coasts of the UK respectively.

Substratum preferencesMixed
Physiographic preferences
Biological zoneSublittoral Fringe
Wave exposure
Tidal stream strength/Water flow Salinity
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References Ingle, 1996, Ingle, 1980, Crothers & Crothers, 1988, NBN, 2002, JNCC, 1999, Hayward et al., 1996, NBN, 2002,
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