Invertebrate dominated moderately exposed Black sea mediolittoral rock
Description (English)
Invertebrate communities found in the moderately exposed mediolittoral rock zone. Characteristic species include Mytilids (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Mytilaster lineatus), barnacles (Chthamalus stellatus, Amphibalanus improvisus), Actinia equina, bryozoans, crust sponges and articulated corallines (Corallina elongata, C. officinalis).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MA146 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Actinia equina | Invertebrates | |
Chthamalus stellatus | Invertebrates | |
Mytilaster lineatus | Invertebrates | |
Mytilus galloprovincialis | Invertebrates |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A1.2 | Moderate energy littoral rock | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | BLSA1.19 | Invertebrate-dominated moderately exposed Pontic mediolittoral rock | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A1.2 | Moderate energy littoral rock | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A1.2 | Moderate energy littoral rock | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A1.2 | Littoral rock moderately exposed to wave action | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A1.2 | Littoral rock moderately exposed to wave action | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A1.2 | Littoral rock moderately exposed to wave action | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A1.3 | Eulittoral rock moderately exposed to wave action | same | |
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | MLR | Moderately exposed littoral rock (fucoid/barnacle shores) | same | |
MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland) | MLR | same |