EUNIS habitat classification 2017 > M - Marine benthic habitats > MB6 - Infralittoral mud > MB63 - Baltic infralittoral mud > MB635 - Baltic infralittoral mud characterized by stable aggregations of unattached perennial vegetation > MB6351 - Baltic infralittoral mud dominated by stable aggregations of unattached Fucus spp. (typical form)

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
Relation to Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites)

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
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
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