Biocenosis of Mediterranean circalittoral coastal terrigenous muds
Description (English)
The sediment is always pure mud, more or less clayey, almost always of fluvial origin. Such coarse debris as may be deposited is quickly covered. Characteristic species are the cnidarian Virgularia mirabilis, the holothurian Labidoplax digitata, the decapod Goneplax rhomboides
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MC651 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Large shallow inlets and bays | 1160 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Invertebrates
Virgularia mirabilis
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Virgularia mirabilis | Invertebrates |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A5.39 | Mediterranean communities of coastal terrigenous muds | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.39 | Mediterranean communities of coastal terrigenous muds | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A4.34 | Mediterranean communities of coastal terrigenous muds | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.34 | Communities of coastal terrigenous muds | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A4.37 | Biocenosis of coastal terrigenous muds | same |
