EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MA1 - Littoral rock > MA15 - Mediterranean littoral rock > MA153 - Biocenosis of Mediterranean upper mediolittoral rock > MA1535 - Facies with Patella and Chthamalus

Facies with Patella and Chthamalus

Description (English)

Upper mediolittoral rocks during the summer when algae have disappeared due to desiccation. Characteristic species are Chthamalus montagui, Chthamalus stellatus and Patella rustica.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA1535
Relation to	Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Legal status

Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments

Legal text	Annex	Name in legal text	Code in legal text	Habitat type relationship	More information
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Large shallow inlets and bays	1160	Narrower	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats	Revised Annex I of Resolution 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention on endangered natural habitats types using the EUNIS habitat classification (year of revision 2010)	Reefs	1170	Narrower	https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 4 (1996) of the Bern Convention lists endangered natural habitats requiring specific conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming the Emerald network]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Invertebrates Chthamalus stellatus

Invertebrates Patella rustica

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Chthamalus stellatus		Invertebrates
Patella rustica		Invertebrates

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A1.13	Mediterranean and Black Sea communities of upper mediolittoral rock	narrower

For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A1.13	Mediterranean communities of upper mediolittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A1.13	Mediterranean communities of the upper mediolittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A1.13	Communities of the upper mediolittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A1.13	Biocenosis of the upper mediolittoral rock	same

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