Baltic offshore circalittoral mixed bottoms characterized by mytilidae
Description (English)
Baltic offshore bottoms in the aphotic zone, below halocline/pycnocline with with 10- 90 % coverage of hard (rock/boulders/stone) and 10-90 % soft substrata (e.g. muddy/coarse sediment/sand). Sessile/semi-sessile Mytilidae cover less then10 % of the seabed but more than other perennial attached erect groups.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MD4311 |
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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) | A5.45 | Deep circalittoral mixed sediments | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A5.45 | Deep mixed sediments | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A4.75 | Animal communities of deep circalittoral mixed sediment bottoms | same |
