EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MB1 - Infralittoral rock > MB12 - Atlantic infralittoral rock > MB128 - Vents and seeps in Atlantic infralittoral rock

Vents and seeps in Atlantic infralittoral rock

Description (English)

No description available.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB128
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	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	Reefs	1170	Narrower
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	Submarine structures made by leaking gases	1180	Overlap

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A3.7	Features of infralittoral rock	overlap
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A3.73	Vents and seeps in infralittoral rock	narrower

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A3.73	Vents and seeps in infralittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A3.7	Features of infralittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A3.C	Vents and seeps in sublittoral rock	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A3.4	Caves, overhangs and surge gullies in the infralittoral zone	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A3.4	Caves, overhangs and surge gullies in the infralittoral zone	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A3.C	Vents and seeps in sublittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A3.4	Caves, overhangs and surge gullies in the infralittoral zone	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A3.A	Vents and seeps in sublittoral rock	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A3.4	Caves, overhangs and surge gullies in the infralittoral zone	narrower
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A3.A	Habitats developed at submarine methane seeps	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	A9.2	Infralittoral caves	narrower
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905	12.7	Part of Sea-caves	narrower

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