Baltic infralittoral mud dominated by mud shrimps
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 MB63A2 |
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Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
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Vegetation types
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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) | A5.311 | Baltic brackish water sublittoral muddy biocenoses influenced by varying salinity | narrower |
European Red List of Habitats | BAL40 | Infaunal communities in Baltic infralittoral muddy sediment not dominated by bivalves | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.311 | Baltic brackish water sublittoral muddy biocenoses influenced by varying salinity | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.328 | Baltic brackish water sublittoral muddy biocenoses influenced by varying salinity | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.328 | Baltic brackish water sublittoral muddy biocenoses influenced by varying salinity | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.35 | Baltic brackish water sublittoral muddy biocenoses influenced by varying salinity | same |