Biocenosis of Mediterranean polluted infralittoral muds
Description (English)
Infralittoral mud in ports characterised by the proliferation of annelids, in particular Capitella capitata and Magelona papillicornis, and frequently with Scolelepis ciliata as a result of pollution or the decomposition of organic matter.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MB651 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Annex I habitat types (EU Habitats Directive) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora - consolidated version 01/01/2007 | Annex I: natural habitat types of community interest whose conservation requires the designation of special areas of conservation | Estuaries | 1130 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.3 | Sublittoral mud | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.3 | Sublittoral mud | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.74 | Animal communities of deep circalittoral muddy bottoms | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.3 | Sublittoral mud | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.3 | Sublittoral muds | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.74 | Animal communities of deep circalittoral muddy bottoms | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.3 | Sublittoral muds | same |
