Pelvetia canaliculata on sheltered variable salinity littoral fringe rock
Description (English)
Lower littoral fringe bedrock or stable boulders and mixed substrata on very sheltered to extremely sheltered variable salinity shores characterised by a dense cover of the wrack Pelvetia canaliculata, which often overgrows a crust of black lichens Verrucaria maura. The wrack Fucus spiralis can be present among the P. canaliculata. This biotope lacks the density of barnacles found among the P. canaliculata on more exposed shores though the occasional Semibalanus balanoides or Elminius modestus can be found. The winkle Littorina saxatilis occurs, as do a variety of amphipods. The red alga Catenella caespitosa can be present in more shaded areas as well as the green seaweed Enteromorpha intestinalis.
Situation: This biotope are found in the lower littoral fringe on sheltered shores below biotopes dominated by V. maura (unit B3.1132) and above biotopes dominated by F. spiralis (A1.312).
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
EUNIS habitat type | code A1.321 |
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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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Enteromorpha intestinalis | Algae | |
Fucus spiralis | Algae |
Other classifications
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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Marine Habitat Classification Britain/Ireland 0405 | LR.LLR.FVS.PelVS | <I>Pelvetia canaliculata</I> on sheltered variable salinity littoral fringe rock | source |
CORINE Land Cover | 4.2.3. | Intertidal flats | n/a |
History
Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
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EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | A1.321 | Pelvetia canaliculata on sheltered variable salinity littoral fringe rock | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | A1.311 | Pelvetia canaliculata on sheltered littoral fringe rock | wider |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | A1.311 | Pelvetia canaliculata on sheltered littoral fringe rock | same |
EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | A1.311 | Pelvetia canaliculata on sheltered littoral fringe rock | same |
MNCR BioMar 97.06 (Britain & Ireland) | SLR.F.Pel | Pelvetia canaliculata on sheltered littoral fringe rock | same |