Mediterranean Zostera hornemanniana beds

English name: Mediterranean Zostera hornemanniana beds

Description (English)

Formations of the Mediterranean endemic Zostera hornemanniana, vicariant of Zostera marina, often confined to coastal lagoons, recorded also from the Istrio-Dalmatian archipelago.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code A5.5334
Bern Convention Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (A5)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Flowering Plants Zostera marina
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Zostera marina Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 11.3322 Mediterranean eelgrass beds source
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 A2.614 Mediterranean Zostera hornemanniana beds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 A2.714 Mediterranean Zostera hornemanniana beds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 A2.714 Mediterranean Zostera hornemanniana beds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 A2.714 Mediterranean Zostera hornemanniana beds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 A2.714 Mediterranean Zostera hornemanniana beds same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 A2.224 Mediterranean eelgrass beds same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 11.3322 Mediterranean eelgrass beds same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 11.3322 Mediterranean eelgrass beds same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 11.3322   same
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 11.3322   same
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