Troglobiont vertebrate caves
Description (English)
Caves harbouring communities that include troglobic amphibians or fish, limited worldwide to a very small number of highly distinctive organisms, mostly relict forms of extremely limited distribution, including 15 species of amphibians, limited to North America and Europe, and about 38 species of fishes belonging to 13 families, notably, Cyprinidae, Gobiidae, Bythitidae, Pimelodidae, Characidae, Cobitidae, Amblyopsidae, Clariidae, Ictaluridae, Trichomycteridae, Ophidiidae, Synbranchidae. Palaearctic representatives include a unique amphibian, as well as cyprinids and gobiid fishes.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code H1.21 |
|---|---|
| Bern Convention | Included in a Resolution 4 habitat type at a higher level (H1) |
| 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 | Caves not open to the public | 8310 | Overlap | http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm |
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
Not availableSpecies mentioned in habitat description
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 65.1 | Troglobiont vertebrate caves | source |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | H1.21 | Troglobiont vertebrate caves | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | H1.21 | Troglobiont vertebrate caves | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | H1.21 | Troglobiont vertebrate caves | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | H1.21 | Troglobiont vertebrate caves | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | H1.21 | Troglobiont vertebrate caves | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | H1.11 | Troglobiont vertebrate caves | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 65.1 | Troglobiont vertebrate caves | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 65.1 | Troglobiont vertebrate caves | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 65.1 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 65.1 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 65.1 | same |
