Baltic offshore circalittoral mud dominated by Limecola balthica

Description (English)

Baltic offshore bottoms in the aphotic zone, below halocline/pycnocline wwith at least 90 % coverage of muddy sediment. The sediment must contain at least 20 % of mud, silt or clay (grain size less than 63

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type code MD6371

Vegetation types

Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)

Not available

Species mentioned in habitat description

Not available

Other classifications

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type
EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) A5.37 Deep circalittoral mud narrower
For relation to plant communities (syntaxa), see Vegetation types

History

Classification Code Habitat type name Relationship type Comment
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 A5.37 Deep circalittoral mud same
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 A4.74 Animal communities of deep circalittoral muddy bottoms same
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