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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MB2 : Infralittoral biogenic habitat
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MB3 : Infralittoral coarse sediment
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MB4 : infralittoral mixed sediment
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MB5 : Infralittoral sand
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MB6 : Infralittoral mud
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MC1 : Circalittoral rock
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MC11 : Arctic circalittoral rock
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MC12 : Atlantic circalittoral rock
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MC121 : Faunal turf communities on Atlantic circalittoral rock
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MC122 : Echinoderms and crustose communities on Atlantic circalittoral rock
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MC1221 : Caryophyllia smithii and Swiftia pallida on Atlantic circalittoral rock
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MC1222 : Caryophyllia smithii, sponges and crustose communities on wave-exposed Atlantic circalittoral rock
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MC1223 : Urticina felina and sand-tolerant fauna on sand-scoured or covered Atlantic circalittoral rock
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MC1224 : Faunal and algal crusts on exposed to moderately wave-exposed Atlantic circalittoral rock
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MC1225 : Alcyonium digitatum and faunal crust communities on vertical Atlantic circalittoral bedrock
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MC1226 : Mytilus edulis beds with hydroids and ascidians on tide-swept exposed to moderately wave-exposed Atlantic circalittoral rock
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MC1227 : Musculus discors beds on moderately exposed Atlantic circalittoral rock
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MC1228 : Faunal communities on Atlantic circalittoral artificial hard substrate