Association with Cystoseira zosteroides
Description (English)
This association is characterised by the high abundance of the brown alga Cystoseira zosteroides. The association can include in its higher levels both sciaphilous and photophilous species such as Phyllariopsis brevipes, Arthrocladia villosa, Sporochnus pedunculatus, Cutleria chilosa, Dictyota dichotoma, Dictyopteris polypodioides, Halopteris filicina and Polysiphonia foeniculacea. Sciaphilous adnate forms such as Lithophyllum incrustans, Mesophyllum alternans and Peyssonnelia rosa-marina represent a great part of the population. The association is mixed with the big erect invertebrate species of the coralligenous, like the Axinella polypoides sponge and the Paramuricea clavata and Eunicella cavolini gorgonians.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MC1511 |
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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
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Arthrocladia villosa | Algae | |
Cutleria chilosa | Algae | |
Cystoseira zosteroides | Algae | |
Dictyopteris polypodioides | Algae | |
Dictyota dichotoma | Algae | |
Halopteris filicina | Algae | |
Lithophyllum incrustans | Algae | |
Mesophyllum alternans | Algae | |
Phyllariopsis brevipes | Algae | |
Sporochnus pedunculatus | Algae | |
Axinella polypoides | Invertebrates | |
Eunicella cavolini | Invertebrates | |
Paramuricea clavata | Invertebrates |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A4.261 | Association with Cystoseira zosteroides | same |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A4.261 | Association with Cystoseira zosteroides | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.6A1 | Association with Cystoseira zosteroides | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.6A1 | Association with Cystoseira zosteroides | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.6A1 | Association with Cystoseira zosteroides | same |