Tethyan sand beach driftline communities

Description (English)

Annual communities of sand beaches of the Mediterranean, Black Sea and Mediterraneo-Atlantic coasts. Zosterion marinae and Cymodoceion nodosae communities with e.g. Caulerpa prolifera, Zostera noltii, Cymodocea nodosa.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code N121

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Algae Caulerpa prolifera
Flowering Plants Cymodocea nodosa
Flowering Plants Zostera noltii
Species scientific name English common name Species group
Caulerpa prolifera Algae
Cymodocea nodosa Flowering Plants
Zostera noltii Flowering Plants

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) B1.13 Tethyan sand beach driftline communities same
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 B1.13 Tethyan sand beach driftline communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 B1.13 Tethyan sand beach driftline communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 B1.13 Tethyan sand beach driftline communities same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 B1.13 Tethyan sand beach driftline communities same
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