Association with Cystoseira spinosa
Description (English)
This association is characterised by the brown alga Cystoseira spinosa. This is a perennial species whose thalli may be up to 20-50 cm. high. The compressa variety is localized in the lower infralittoral in limpid water with marked hydrodynamics. This variety, as well as the spinosa variety, cannot withstand an increase in sedimentation. However, the tenuior variety tolerates a certain instability of environment and is spread right through the infralittoral; in the eastern Mediterranean and the Adriatic it can replace Cystoseira sauvageauana and associate with Cystoseira brachycarpa and Cystoseira foeniculacea in the upper and middle infralittoral.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MB151K |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Cystoseira brachycarpa | Algae | |
Cystoseira foeniculacea | Algae | |
Cystoseira spinosa | Algae |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A3.23D | Association with Cystoseira spinosa | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A3.23D | Association with Cystoseira spinosa | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.25D | Association with Cystoseira spinosa | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.25D | Association with Cystoseira spinosa | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.25D | Association with Cystoseira spinosa | same |