EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MB1 - Infralittoral rock > MB14 - Black Sea infralittoral rock > MB144 - Mytilid dominated Black sea exposed upper infralittoral rock with Fucales

Mytilid dominated Black sea exposed upper infralittoral rock with Fucales

Description (English)

Rocky habitats in the infralittoral zone subject to strong wave action and typically covered with Fucales communities. Cystoseria species are the most common species encountered and Mytilids are a constant component. These habitats occur on very exposed rocky coasts, from low water to depths of 5m. Winter storms may cause changes to species compositions and coverage. Characteristic species include: Mytilus galloprincialis, Mytilaster lineatus, Cystoseira bosphorica, Cystoseira barbata , Cladostephus spongiosus , Corallina elongata, Cystoseira crinita , Dictyota fasciola, Cystoseira crinita, Cystoseira barbata , Polysiphonia subulifera and Ulva rigida.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB144
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	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)	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

Algae Cladostephus spongiosus

Algae Corallina elongata

Algae Cystoseira barbata

Algae Cystoseira crinita

Algae Ulva rigida

Invertebrates Mytilaster lineatus

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Cladostephus spongiosus		Algae
Corallina elongata		Algae
Cystoseira barbata		Algae
Cystoseira crinita		Algae
Ulva rigida		Algae
Mytilaster lineatus		Invertebrates

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A3.13	Mediterranean and Pontic communities of infralittoral algae very exposed to wave action	narrower
European Red List of Habitats	BLSA3.17	Mytilid-dominated Pontic exposed upper infralittoral rock with Fucales	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A3.13	Mediterranean communities of infralittoral algae very exposed to wave action	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A3.13	Mediterranean communities of infralittoral algae very exposed to wave action	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A3.13	Communities of infralittoral algae very exposed to wave action	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A3.13	Biocenosis of infralittoral algae very exposed to wave action	same

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