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	Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive)

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
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Large shallow inlets and bays	1160	Narrower	http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007	Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation	Reefs	1170	Narrower

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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