|Basic Information||Biotope classification||Ecology||Habitat
preferences and distribution||Species
composition||Sensitivity||Importance| Image Keith Hiscock -
Molgula manhattensis dominated seabed, middle channel with
associated common starfish Asterias rubens. Image width ca 50
cm. Image copyright information CR.HCR.XFa.Mol recorded () and
expected () distribution in Britain and Ireland (see below) For
a list of 2004 characterising species please see the JNCC
website. To assess the sensitivity of the biotope, the
sensitivity of component species is reviewed. Those species that
are considered to be particularly indicative of the sensitivity
of the biotope, and for which research has been undertaken in
detail are shown below (see selection criteria). The biology of
other component species of the biotope is also taken into
account wherever information is known to the researcher.
|Community Importance||Species name||Common Name| |Key
structural||Molgula manhattensis||Sea grapes| |Important
characterizing||Alcyon