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Macaronesian lava tubes
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| English name | Macaronesian lava tubes |
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| EUNIS habitat type code | H1.42 | Level | 4 |
| Edition | EUNIS Habitat Classification 2012 - a revision of the habitat classification descriptions. | ||
Description ( English )
Lava tubes of of the Azores, the Canary Islands and the Cape Verde Islands. The very large tube created by the volcano La Corona of Lanzarote harbours unique communities of invertebrates, in particular, the decapod crustacean [Munidopsis polymorpha], endemic to that locality, and several crustaceans of the genus [Speleonectes].
Source
Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C. [edited ETC/BD] (2001)
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Relationships with other classifications
| Classification | Code | Title | Relation type |
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| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H1.42 | Macaronesian lava tubes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H1.42 | Macaronesian lava tubes | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H1.42 | Macaronesian lava tubes | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 66.52 | Macaronesian lava tubes | source |
| H | Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats |
Ancestor
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| H1 | Terrestrial underground caves, cave systems, passages and waterbodies |
Ancestor
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| H1.4 | Lava tubes | Parent |
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