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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MA11 : Arctic littoral rock
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MA12 : Atlantic littoral rock
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MA121 : Lichens or small green algae on Atlantic supralittoral and littoral fringe rock
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MA122 : Mytilus edulis and/or barnacle communities on wave-exposed Atlantic littoral rock
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MA123 : Seaweed communities on full salinity Atlantic littoral rock
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MA124 : Mussel and/or barnacle communities with seaweeds on Atlantic littoral rock
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MA125 : Fucoids on variable salinity Atlantic littoral rock
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MA126 : Communities of Atlantic littoral rockpools
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MA127 : Communities of Atlantic littoral caves and overhangs
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MA1271 : Chrysophyceae and Haptophyceae on vertical upper littoral fringe soft rock
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MA1272 : Green algal films on upper and mid-shore cave walls and ceilings
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MA1273 : Audouinella purpurea and Pilinia maritima crusts on upper and mid-shore cave walls and ceilings
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MA1274 : Audouinella purpurea and Cladophora rupestris on upper to mid-shore cave walls
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MA1275 : Verrucaria mucosa and/or Hildenbrandia rubra on upper to mid shore cave walls
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MA1276 : Sponges and shade-tolerant red seaweeds on overhanging lower eulittoral bedrock and in cave entrances
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MA1277 : Sponges, bryozoans and ascidians on deeply overhanging lower shore bedrock or caves
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MA1278 : Faunal crusts on wave-surged littoral cave walls
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MA1279 : Sparse fauna (barnacles and spirorbids) on sand/pebble-scoured rock in littoral caves
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MA127A : Barren and/or boulder-scoured littoral cave walls and floors