EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MA5 - Littoral sand > MA55 - Mediterranean littoral sand > MA552 - Biocenosis of Mediterranean mediolittoral sands > MA5521 - Facies with Ophelia bicornis on Mediterranean mediolittoral sands

Facies with Ophelia bicornis on Mediterranean mediolittoral sands

Description (English)

This facies of the mediolittoral sands is characterised by the abundance of the annelid polychaete Ophelia bicornis.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MA5521
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)	Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide	1140	Overlap	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)	Large shallow inlets and bays	1160	Overlap	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 Ophelia bicornis

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Ophelia bicornis		Invertebrates

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A2.251	Facies with Ophelia bicornis	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A2.251	Facies with Ophelia bicornis	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A2.261	Facies with Ophelia bicornis	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A2.261	Facies with Ophelia bicornis	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A2.231	Facies with Ophelia bicornis	same

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