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Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity Atlantic infralittoral rock

Description (English)

Shallow subtidal rocky habitats which support faunal-dominated communities, with seaweed communities only poorly developed or absent. In some sealochs dense mussel Mytilus edulis beds (MB1-261) develop in tide-swept channels, whilst upper estuarine rocky habitats in the south-west coast rias may support particular brackish-water tolerant faunas (MB1-262; MB1-263).

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB126
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	Estuaries	1130	Overlap	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	Large shallow inlets and bays	1160	Overlap
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 Mytilus edulis

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Mytilus edulis		Invertebrates

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A3.36	Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity infralittoral rock	narrower
European Red List of Habitats	NEAA3.36	Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity Atlantic infralittoral rock	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A3.36	Faunal communities on variable or reduced salinity infralittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A3.32	Estuarine faunal communities on shallow rock/mixed substrata	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A3.32	Estuarine faunal communities on shallow rock or mixed substrata	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A3.32	Estuarine faunal communities on shallow rock or mixed substrata	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A3.35	Estuarine faunal communities on shallow rock or mixed substrata	same
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	SIR.EstFa	Estuarine faunal communities (shallow rock/mixed substrata)	same

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