EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MB2 - Infralittoral biogenic habitat > MB24 - Black Sea infralittoral biogenic habitat > MB243 - Oyster reefs on Black sea lower infralittoral rock

Oyster reefs on Black sea lower infralittoral rock

Description (English)

Small oyster (Ostrea edulis) reefs occur as oyster clumps (5-10 oysters) on rocky outcrops. The reefs occur along theTurkish Black sea coast in the rocky infralittoral at depths of 10-20m.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB243
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)	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

Invertebrates Ostrea edulis

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Ostrea edulis	Flat oyster	Invertebrates

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.64	Pontic Ostrea edulis biogenic reefs on mobile seabottom	same
European Red List of Habitats	BLSA5.64	Oyster reefs on Pontic lower infralittoral rock	same

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

History