Mediterranean lower bathyal Lophelia pertusa reefs
Description (English)
Facies of the framework-building coral Lophelia pertusa, accompanied by the solitary coral Desmophyllum dianthus, antipatharians (Leiopathes), octocorals (the calcified gorgonacean Corallium rubrum) and yellow corals (Dendrophyllia). Serpulids, cirripeds such as the large barnacle Pachylasma giganteum, bivalves, sponges and gastropods which feed on corals contribute to the richness of these assemblages.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MF1511 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Reefs | 1170 | Narrower | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Invertebrates
Corallium rubrum
Invertebrates
Lophelia pertusa
Invertebrates
Pachylasma giganteum
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Corallium rubrum | Invertebrates | |
| Lophelia pertusa | Invertebrates | |
| Pachylasma giganteum | Invertebrates |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A6.611 | Deep-sea Lophelia pertusa reefs | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A6.611 | Deep-sea Lophelia pertusa reefs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A5.611 | Lophelia pertusa reefs | wider | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A5.611 | Lophelia pertusa reefs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A5.131 | Lophelia pertusa reefs | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A5.11 | Lophelia pertusa reefs on circalittoral offshore rock | same | |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | A5.41 | Lophelia beds on circalittoral offshore rock | same | |
| MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | COR.Lop | Lophelia reefs | same | |
| MNCR BioMar 96.7 (Britain & Ireland) | COR.Lop | same |
