Sparse communities on Atlantic abyssal mud
Description (English)
This broad community contains those biotopes where holothurians dominate. They are generally very deep (abyssal) and occur on silt or pelagic ooze. The species composition will vary with depth. The holuthurian species Benthothuria funebris and Oneirophanta have been recorded on Atlantic upper abyssal mud.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code MG621 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Invertebrates
Benthothuria funebris
| Species scientific name | English common name | Species group |
|---|---|---|
| Benthothuria funebris | 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 |
