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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MC2 : Circalittoral biogenic habitat
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MC3 : Circalittoral coarse sediment
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MC4 : Circalittoral mixed sediment
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MC5 : Circalittoral sand
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MC6 : Circalittoral mud
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MD1 : Offshore circalittoral rock
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MD2 : Offshore circalittoral biogenic habitat
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MD3 : Offshore circalittoral coarse sediment
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MD4 : Offshore circalittoral mixed sediment
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MD5 : Offshore circalittoral sand
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MD6 : Offshore circalittoral mud
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ME1 : Upper bathyal rock
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ME2 : Upper bathyal biogenic habitat
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ME3 : Upper bathyal coarse sediment
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ME31 : Arctic upper bathyal coarse sediment
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ME32 : Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment
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ME321 : Sparse communities
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ME322 : Mixed cold water coral community on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment
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ME323 : Xenophyophore-dominated community on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment
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ME324 : Sponge aggregation on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment