EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > A - Marine habitats > A1 - Littoral rock and other hard substrata > A1.1 - High energy littoral rock > A1.14 - Mediterranean and Black Sea communities of lower mediolittoral rock very exposed to wave action > A1.141 - Association with Lithophyllum byssoides

Association with Lithophyllum byssoides

English name: Association with Lithophyllum byssoides

Description (English)

This association is characterised by the red alga species Lithophyllum byssoides (ex Lithophyllum lichenoides). This is one of the most important bio-constructors of the Mediterranean "trottoir", particularly important because of its high aesthetic interest and its conservation value.

Source:
EUNIS habitat classification
Interpretation Manual of the habitats targeted by Resolution No. 4

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code A1.141
Bern Convention	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2014)	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Algae Lithophyllum byssoides

Algae Lithophyllum lichenoides

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Lithophyllum byssoides		Algae
Lithophyllum lichenoides		Algae

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Barcelona Convention 199812	II.4.2.1.	Association with Lithophyllum lichenoides (= entablature with L. tortuosum)	source
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	11.252	Encrusting algae pavements	same
CORINE Land Cover	4.2.3.	Intertidal flats	n/a

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A1.141	Association with Lithophyllum lichenoides (entablature with L. tortuosum)	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A1.141	Association with Lithophyllum lichenoides (entablature with L. tortuosum)	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A1.141	Association with Lithophyllum lichenoides (= entablature with L. tortuosum)	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A1.141	Association with Lithophyllum lichenoides (= entablature with L. tortuosum)	same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	11.252	Encrusting algae pavements	same

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