Circalittoral biogenic habitat
Description (English)
Biogenic reefs in the circalittoral zone formed by a variety of organisms, includes polychaete reefs, bivalve reefs (e.g. mussel beds) and cold water coral reefs in the circalittoral zone. These communities develop in a range of habitats from exposed open coasts to estuaries, marine inlets and deeper offshore habitats and may be found in a variety of sediment types and salinity regimes.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MC2 |
|---|
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) | A5.6 | Sublittoral biogenic reefs | overlap |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.6 | Sublittoral biogenic reefs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.6 | Sublittoral biogenic structures | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A3.72 | Sheltered Modiolus beds | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.6 | Biogenic structures over sublittoral sediments | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A3.72 | Sheltered Modiolus beds | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.48 | Biogenic beds on sublittoral mixed sediments | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A3.72 | Sheltered Modiolus beds | narrower | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A3.72 | Sheltered Modiolus beds | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A5.32 | Sheltered horse mussel Modiolus beds | same | |
| MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | SCR.Mod | Sheltered Modiolus (horse mussel) beds | same | |
| MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland) | SCR.Mod | same |
