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Mediterranean infralittoral mud

Description (English)

Sublittoral mud and cohesive sandy mud in the Mediterraneanextending from the extreme lower shore to the lower limit of vascular plants. This biotope is predominantly found in sheltered harbours, sealochs, bays, marine inlets and estuaries and stable deeper/offshore areas where the reduced influence of wave action and/or tidal streams allow fine sediments to settle. Such habitats are often by dominated by polychaetes and echinoderms, in particular brittlestars such as Amphiura spp. Estuarine muds tend to be characterised by infaunal polychaetes and oligochaetes.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code MB65
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)	Estuaries	1130	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]
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)	* Coastal lagoons	1150	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

Not available

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.34	Infralittoral fine mud	overlap
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012)	A5.33	Infralittoral sandy mud	overlap

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

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.34	Infralittoral fine mud	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410	A5.33	Infralittoral sandy mud	same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308	A4.31	Shallow fully marine mud communities	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202	A4.31	Shallow fully marine mud communities	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910	A4.31	Shallow marine mud communities	wider
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811	A4.31	Shallow marine mud communities	wider
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland)	IMU.MarMu	Shallow marine mud communities	wider

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