Erect coral field on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Description (English)
Dense aggregations of erect soft corals occuring on fine sediments. The species composition will vary with depth and location. This broad community is functionally similar to sea pen fields.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code MF623 |
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Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
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 |