Pheronema carpenteri field on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Description (English)
This biotope consists of dense aggregations of Pheronema carpenteri sponges on fine sandy mud and mud substrata. It is listed in the 2004 version of EUNIS as
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MF6221 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
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Pheronema carpenteri | Invertebrates |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A6.5 | Deep-sea mud | narrower |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A6.5 | Deep-sea mud | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A5.5 | Deep-sea muds | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A5.5 | Deep-sea muds | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A5.5 | Bathyal zone mud | same | |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | A5.3 | Bathyal zone mud (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 |