Corymorpha, Gersemia, Zoantharia and Heliometra glacialis on Arctic lower bathyal rock
Description (English)
This biotope has been recorded on a cobble matrix at the base of the Wyville-Thomson Ridge. The most conspicuos fauna are an unidentified orange zoanthid, Corymorpha and Gersemia, although there is a dense ophiuroid bed present also. It is found in the cold Arctic waters.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MF1111 |
|---|---|
| Relation to | Resolution 4 habitat type (used for designation of Emerald sites) |
Legal status
Relation to other habitat types mentioned in legal instruments
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
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Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A6.1 | Deep-sea rock and artificial hard substrata | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A6.1 | Deep-sea rock and artificial hard substrata | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A5.1 | Deep-sea rock and artificial hard substrata | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A5.1 | Deep-sea rock and artificial hard substrates | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A5.1 | Bathyal zone hard substrates | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A5.1 | Bathyal zone rock (continental slope floor) | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 11.211 | Bathyal benthic communities | wider | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 11.211 | Bathyal benthic communities | wider | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 11.211 | wider | ||
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 11.211 | wider |
