Acanella arbuscula assemblage on Atlantic lower bathyal mud
Description (English)
This biotope is composed of dense aggregations of the Isidid octocoral Acanella arbuscula on sandy silts and fine grained oozes. It is likely to be functionally similar to a seapen field. Gage (1986) describes growths of the arborescent gorgonian Acanella arbuscula as providing a
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MF6231 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Invertebrates
Acanella arbuscula
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Acanella arbuscula | Invertebrates |
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 2007 (revised descriptions 2012) | A6.5 | Deep-sea mud | narrower |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
