Littoral sediments dominated by aquatic angiosperms
Description (English)
Dominants are Eleocharis acicularis, Eleocharis parvula, Zostera spp.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code A2.6 |
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Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
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Posidonion oceanicae Br.-Bl. ex Molinier 1960 | Vegetation perennial sea grass swards of sandy-rocky sea sublittoral zones of warm-temperate waters of the Mediterranean | Posidonion oceanicae Br.-Bl. In Br.-Bl. et al. 1952; Posidonion Br.-Bl. 1931; Posidonion oceanicae Br.-Bl. 1933; Posidonion oceanicae Br.-Bl. in Br.-Bl. al.al 1947 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Nanozosterion noltii Den Hartog all. nov. hoc loco | Vegetation of short-lived sea grass swards of sandy-muddy sea sublittoral zone of cold- to warm-temperate waters of Northern and Southern Hemisphere | Nanozosterion Den Hartog 2003 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Cymodoceion nodosae Den Hartog ex Mucina all. nova. hoc loco | Vegetation of eel-grass swards on muddy and sandy substrates of subtropical seas of sublittoral of Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea | Cymodoceion nodosae Den Hartog 1976; Syringodio-Thalassion testidinum Borhidi 1996 (sensu Rivas-Martinez et al. 1999) | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Zosterion marinae Br.-Bl. et Tx. ex Pignatti 1953 | Vegetation perennial sea grass swards of sandy-muddy sea sublittoral zone of cold- and cool-temperate waters of Northern Hemisphere | Zosterion Br.-Bl. et Tx. 1943; Zosterion Christiansen 1934; Zosterion balticum Luther 1951 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Ruppion maritimae Br.-Bl. ex Westhoff in Bennema et al. 1943 | Submerged rooted communities of brackish waters | Althenio-Ruppion Den Hartog 1981; Althenio-Ruppion Den Hartog 1985; Eleocharition parvulae Segal 1965; Eleocharition parvulae Segal 1968; Riellion parvulae Cirujano et al. 1993; Ruppion cirrhosae Lovric in Lovric et Rac 1987; Ruppion maritimae Br.-Bl. 1931; Ruppion maritimae Br.-Bl. et de Leeuw 1936; Ruppion maritimae Br.-Bl. ex Br.-Bl. et al. 1952; Ruppion maritimae Br.-Bl. ex Soó 1947; Riellion helicophyllae Cirujano et al. ex Rivas-Mart. et al.1999; Scirpion parvuli Segal 1968; Zannichellion pedunculatae Segal 1963 p.p. | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Eleocharis acicularis | Flowering Plants | |
Eleocharis parvula | Flowering Plants |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.3. | Intertidal flats | n/a |
Marine Habitat Classification Britain/Ireland 0405 | LS.LMp | Littoral macrophyte-dominated sediment | overlap |
Barcelona Convention 199812 | II.1.1.1. | Association with halophytes | same |
Ramsar Wetland Types | H | Intertidal marshes | wider |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | H12 | Intertidal: shingle/cobbles | overlap |
Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | H11 | Intertidal: mud/sand | overlap |
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK) | 33 | Mudflats | not defined |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A2.6 | Littoral sediments dominated by aquatic angiosperms | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A2.7 | Littoral sediments dominated by aquatic angiosperms | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A2.7 | Littoral sediments dominated by aquatic angiosperms | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A2.7 | Littoral sediments dominated by aquatic angiosperms | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A2.7 | Littoral sediments dominated by macrophytes | same |