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… saltmarsh in the lower and middle estuary are dominated by the estuary ragworm Hediste diversicolor and peppery furrow shell Scrobicularia plana, whilst muddy channels in the upper estuary are dominated by Hediste diversicolor and other oligochaete worms. Rock forms a narrow str…

Larne Lough

…orthern mudflats have an abundance of the polychaete Tharyx marioni and ragworm Hediste diversicolor, the latter typically near the outflows of the brackish lagoons, where salinities are reduced. The boulder-dominated shore at Barney's Point supports a very unusual community infl…

Medina Estuary

…gastropod Peringia ulvae, amphipods Corophium volutator and the polychaete worm Hediste diversicolor. The invertebrate community present within the estuary is one more commonly associated with marine rather than estuarine situations and presumably reflects the relatively small fr…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…os predominantly comprises oligochaetes and opportunistic insects, but ragworms Hediste diversicolor are also common. The lagoons demonstrate a range of salinities and all show landward transitions to vegetated shingle habitats and to the shingle ridge geomorphology of Dungeness…

Morfa Harlech

…he estuary. Within the poorly drained muddy saltmarsh channels, estuary ragworm Hediste diversicolor and the peppery furrow shell Scrobicularia plana are abundant. The sandflats south of the Afon Dwyryd support the lugworm Arenicola marina, the common cockle Cerastoderma edule an…

Porth Dinllaen i Borth Pistyll

…talks. South of the eelgrass bed, the sand mason worm, blow lug and the ragworm Hediste diversicolor dominate the fine sediments. South east of the eelgrass bed the sediment is again colonised by abundant blow lug, with the bivalves, baltic tellin Macoma balthica, thin tellin Ang…

Mound Alderwoods

…n. Characteristic aquatic mud-dwelling animals are present, such as the ragworm Hediste diversicolor, mud-shrimp Corophium volutator, lugworm Arenicola marina, lagoon cockle Cerastoderma glaucum and shrimps Crangon sp. Green algae Enteromorpha sp., sea-weed wrack Fucus ceranoides…

Upper Severn Estuary

…tus. Invertebrates such as the lugworm Arenicola marina, the polychaete annelid Hediste diversicolor and crustaceans such as Bathyporeia pelagica provide a rich food source for waders. These include large numbers of redshank Tringa totanus, curlew Numenius arquata and dunlin Cali…

Mersey Narrows

… feeding time for wading birds is provided. The birds feed primarily on ragworm Hediste diversicolor, spire shell Peringia ulvae and Baltic telling Macoma balthica. Seaforth also supports a number of additional bird species of note. This includes a number of breeding species, two…

Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek

…er run off from Ryde which favours the mud snail Peringia ulvae and the ragworm Hediste diversicolor and rock exposures at Nettlestone Point and Pelhamfield which permit the growth of large green and brown algae including egg wrack Ascophyllum nodosum and support a typical rocky …

Arfordir Pen-bre / Pembrey Coast

…ake up over half of the area of the site. The mudflats support lugworm, ragworm Hediste diversicolor and the bivalves peppery furrow shell Scrobicularia plana, Baltic tellin Macoma balthica and thin tellin Angulus tenuis. Sand gaper Mya arenaria is found in mud near the creek and…

Aber Afon Conwy

…in zonation. On the east bank, extensive areas of muddy sand occur with ragworm Hediste diversicolor, baltic tellin Macoma balthica and lugworm. Similarly, on the west bank ragworm and peppery furrow shell Scrobicularia plana are present. Cleaner sediments are typical of the lowe…

Upper Solway Flats & Marshes

…, thriving in the fertile estuarine situation. The main species include ragworm Hediste diversicolor, lugworm Arenicola marina, various shelled bivalves Macoma balthica etc., snails e.g. Peringia ulvae and the shrimp like species Corophium volutator, with mussel scars in places. …

Yealm Estuary

…en the above habitats into the main channel. These are characterised by ragworm Hediste diversicolor and patches of lugworm Arenicola marina. Variation in the middle reaches is provided by the inlet of Shortaflete Creek. Here the mud infauna includes the bivalves Scorbicularia p…

Lower Fal & Helford Intertidal

…hell Scrobicularia plana and, towards the extreme upper reaches, by the ragworm Hediste diversicolor and oligochaete worms. Fal rocky shore: The western section of Fal shoreline, between Penarrow Point and Trefusis Quay adds further interest. The southern part of this area is w…

South Walney and Piel Channel Flats

…ggregations. Burying within the sediments are lugworm Arenicola marina, ragworm Hediste diversicolor and the sand mason Lanice conchilega. The beds provide important feeding habitat for birds including eider and oystercatcher. The site forms part of the Morecambe Bay complex, whi…

Lough Foyle

…l of mud and sand shores, with a number of species, such as the polychaete worm Hediste diversicolor, indicative of reduced salinity conditions. Balls Point has the highest diversity of sediment and community types in Lough Foyle and holds large populations of the bivalves sand g…

Thorness Bay

…a of Thorness shore includes large numbers of lugworm Arenicola marina, ragworm Hediste diversicolor, mason worm Lanice conchilega and cockles Cerastoderma edule. The rocky limestone ledges form low platforms, dissected by rectilinear cracks, which rise up to 1.5 metres above the…

Otter Estuary

…ecies include the bivalve peppery furrow-shell Scrobicularia plana, the ragworm Hediste diversicolor and the crustacean Corophium volutator. This variety, together with adjacent habitats, provides food for a corresponding variety of bird species, some of which can be present in l…

Y Foryd

…diment amongst the eelgrass consists of small burrowing animals such as ragworm Hediste diversicolor, Baltic tellin Macoma balthica, peppery furrow shell Scrobicularia plana and a species of the spire shell Hydrobia. Associated plants include gutweed Enteromorpha sp., and other g…

Glannau Penmon - Biwmares

… along the length of the shore. Worms such as lugworm Arenicola marina, ragworm Hediste diversicolor, sand mason Lanice conchilega, peacock worm Sabella pavonina, and Scoloplos armiger are all found in this assemblage. Certain under-boulder and bedrock overhang communities are pa…

Morfa Dyffryn

…bivalves such as the peppery furrow shell Scrobicularia plana, and the rag worm Hediste diversicolor. The lower estuary is colonised by seaweeds such as egg wrack Ascophyllum nodosum, and spiral wrack Fucus spiralis, whereas the upper estuary is colonised by horn wrack Fucus cera…

Hamford Water

…, mainly worms and thin shelled molluscs. The commonest species are the ragworm Hediste diversicolor, the bivalve molluscs Macoma balthica, Scrobicularia plana and the gastropod mollusc Peringia ulvae. There are mussel Mytilus edulis beds and, in Kirby Creek, oyster Ostrea edulis…

Colne Estuary

…fauna is dominated by Peringia ulvae with Macoma balthica, Scrobicularia plana, Hediste diversicolor and Nephtys hombergii. Towards the mouth of the estuary the substratum becomes more sandy; Zostera noltii and Zostera marina have been recorded at Sandy Point. Due to a history of…

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