BIOTIC

BIOTIC Species Information for Talitrus saltator
All Taxonomy Biology Distribution Reproduction

Researched by	Georgina Budd	Data supplied by	MarLIN
Refereed by	This information is not refereed.
Distribution and Habitat
Distribution in Britain & Ireland	Locally common on all coasts of Britain and Ireland.
Global distribution	In the N.E. Atlantic and North Sea, along European coasts from southern Norway to the western Mediterranean.
Biogeographic range	Not researched	Depth range	Supralittoral
Migratory	Non-migratory / Resident
Distribution Additional Information	During the winter quiescent populations can be found burrowed above the extreme high water spring tide mark, at depths up to 50 cm (Bregazzi & Naylor, 1972; Williams, J.A.,1976). From field studies, Williams (1983b) found that the majority of adults burrowed down in to the substratum until sand with at least 2% moisture content is encountered. Recently hatched juveniles are considered to be physically incapable of burrowing in order to avoid desiccation (Williams, 1978) and are consequently found amongst freshly deposited seaweed that maintains a relatively high humidity of 85-90% over the low tide (Williamson, 1951).

Substratum preferences	Strandline	Physiographic preferences	Open coast Strait / sound Sealoch Enclosed coast / Embayment
Biological zone	Supralittoral	Wave exposure	Not relevant
Tidal stream strength/Water flow	Not relevant	Salinity	Insufficient information
Habitat Preferences Additional Information
Distribution References	Lincoln, 1979, Williams, 1983b, Hudson & Reynolds, 1984, Bregazzi & Naylor, 1972, Williams, J.A., 1976,