EUNIS habitat type hierarchical view (marine version 2022 & terrestrial version 2021)
The EUNIS habitat classification review is on-going. Four groups are pending review: Inland waters, Wetlands, Constructed, industrial and other artificial habitats and Complexes.-
M : Marine benthic habitats (MA-MG)
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MA1 : Littoral rock
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MA2 : Littoral biogenic habitat
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MA3 : Littoral coarse sediment
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MA4 : Littoral mixed sediment
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MA5 : Littoral sand
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MA6 : Littoral mud
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MB1 : Infralittoral rock
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MB11 : Arctic infralittoral rock
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MB12 : Atlantic infralittoral rock
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MB121 : Kelp and seaweed communities on Atlantic infralittoral rock
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MB1211 : Alaria esculenta on exposed Atlantic sublittoral fringe bedrock
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MB1212 : Alaria esculenta forest with dense anemones and crustose sponges on extremely exposed Atlantic infralittoral bedrock
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MB1213 : Laminaria hyperborea forest with a faunal cushion (sponges and polyclinids) and foliose red seaweeds on very exposed Atlantic infralittoral rock
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MB1214 : Sparse Laminaria hyperborea and dense Paracentrotus lividus on exposed infralittoral limestone
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MB1215 : Laminaria hyperborea with dense foliose red seaweeds on exposed Atlantic infralittoral rock
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MB1216 : Laminaria hyperborea and red seaweeds on exposed Atlantic vertical rock
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MB1217 : Laminaria digitata on moderately exposed Atlantic sublittoral fringe rock
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MB12171 : Laminaria digitata on moderately exposed sublittoral fringe bedrock
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MB12172 : Laminaria digitata and under-boulder fauna on sublittoral fringe boulders
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MB12173 : Laminaria digitata and piddocks on sublittoral fringe soft rock