Association with Cystoseira amentacea (var.amentacea, var.stricta, var.spicata)
Description (English)
This association is characterised by the brown alga Cystoseira amentacea, Cystoseira amentacea var. stricta and Cystoseira amentacea var. spicata, living in pure, rough waters with strong luminosity. This association, described by Molinier in 1958, forms belts in the photophilous biotopes where there is strong wave action, and whose rocky substratum is subvertical. It is often accompanied by Cystoseira compressa, which may replace it completely in places.
The association with Cystoseira amentacea is represented in the three major areas of the Mediterranean by different geographical varieties of this Cystoseira. The association with Cystoseira amentacea amentacea is endemic in the eastern Mediterranean, whereas Cystoseira amentacea stricta is found in the north-western Mediterranean and the spicata variety in the Adriatic. The three varieties of this Cystoseira are good indicators of the upper limit of the infralittoral stage.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MB1513 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Algae
Cystoseira amentacea
Algae
Cystoseira compressa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Cystoseira amentacea | Algae | |
| Cystoseira compressa | Algae |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A3.132 | Association with Cystoseira amentacea (var. amentacea, var. stricta, var. spicata) | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A3.132 | Association with Cystoseira amentacea (var. amentacea, var. stricta, var. spicata) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.132 | Association with Cystoseira amentacea (var. amentacea, var. stricta, var. spicata) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.132 | Association with Cystoseira amentacea (var. amentacea, var. stricta, var. spicata) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.132 | Association with Cystoseira amentacea (var. amentacea, var. stricta, var. spicata) | same |
