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Black sea infralittoral muddy sand

Description (English)

Non-cohesive muddy sand (with 5% to 20% silt/clay) in the lower infralittoral zone. The habitat is dominated by faunal species including ghost shrimps and bivalves. Characteristic species: Upogebia pusilla, Mya arenaria, Anadara inaequivalvis, Abra alba, Spisula subtruncata and Pitar rudis.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB543
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]

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Invertebrates Abra alba

Invertebrates Anadara inaequivalvis

Invertebrates Mya arenaria

Invertebrates Spisula subtruncata

Invertebrates Upogebia pusilla

Species scientific name	English common name	Species group
Abra alba		Invertebrates
Anadara inaequivalvis		Invertebrates
Mya arenaria		Invertebrates
Spisula subtruncata		Invertebrates
Upogebia pusilla		Invertebrates

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.24	Infralittoral muddy sand	narrower
European Red List of Habitats	BLSA5.24	Pontic infralittoral muddy sand	same

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.24	Infralittoral muddy sand	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.25	Infralittoral muddy sand	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.25	Animal communities in fully marine shallow-water muddy sands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.26	Animal communities in fully marine shallow-water muddy sands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A4.21	Animal communities in shallow infralittoral muddy sands	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712	A4.22	Animal communities in shallow infralittoral muddy sands	same
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	IMS.FaMS	Shallow muddy sand faunal communities	same
MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland)	IMS.FaMS		same

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