Squat lobster assemblage on Atlantic upper bathyal coarse sediment (Lophelia rubble )
Description (English)
This biotope describes the fringing rubble apron of cold water coral mounds or accumulations of gravel size Lophelia pertusa skeleton. Freiwald et al. (2004) list those species occurring within this zone on cold water coral reefs. The same assemblage was recorded in the Atlantic mid bathyal but associated species are likely to vary with depth. Characterising species listed refer to all squat lobster on Lophelia rubble assemblages not just those found associated with the zone and substrate specified in this biotope.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code ME3214 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Invertebrates
Lophelia pertusa
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Lophelia pertusa | Invertebrates |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A6.22 | Deep-sea biogenic gravels (shells, coral debris) | narrower |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A6 | Deep-sea bed | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A6.22 | Deep-sea biogenic gravels (shells, coral debris) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A6 | Deep-sea bed | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A5 | Deep-sea bed | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A5.22 | Deep-sea biogenic gravels (shells, coral debris) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A5 | Deep-sea bed | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A5.22 | Deep-sea biogenic gravels (shells, coral debris) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A5.22 | Biogenic gravels (shells, coral debris) in the bathyal zone | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A5 | Deep seabed (over 200m depth) | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A7 | Deep seabed (over 200 m depth) | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 11.21 | Deep sea floor | not defined | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 11.21 | Deep sea floor | not defined | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 11.21 | not defined |
