Baltic infralittoral mud dominated by stable aggregations of unattached Fucus spp. (typical form)
Description (English)
Baltic infralittoral bottoms in the photic zone with at least 90 % coverage of muddy sediment. The sediment must contain at least 20 % of mud, silt or clay (grain size less than 63
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MB6351 |
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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
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.5 | Sublittoral macrophyte-dominated sediment | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | BAL34 | Stable aggregations of unattached perennial vegetation on Baltic infralittoral muddy sediment | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.5 | Sublittoral macrophyte-dominated sediment | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.554 | Baltic level gravel bottoms of the infralittoral photic zone dominated by macrophyte vegetation | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.557 | Baltic mixed sediments of the infralittoral photic zone dominated by macrophyte vegetation | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.5 | Sublittoral macrophyte-dominated sediment | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.555 | Baltic level sandy bottoms of the infralittoral photic zone dominated by macrophyte vegetation | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.556 | Baltic muds of the infralittoral photic zone dominated by macrophyte vegetation | narrower | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.5 | Shallow sublittoral sediments dominated by angiosperms | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.5 | Shallow-water sediments dominated by angiosperms (other than Posidonia) | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A4.5 | Infralittoral sediments dominated by macrophytes | same |