EUNIS habitat classification 2012 amended 2019 > A - Marine habitats > A6 - Deep-sea bed > A6.5 - Deep-sea mud

Deep-sea mud

English name: Deep-sea mud

Description (English)

Bathyal and abyssal benthic habitats with substrates predominantly of yellowwish or blue-grey mud, relatively consistent, whose population is extremely sparse. This biocoenosis is characterised by constant homothermy and an almost total absence of light.

Source: EUNIS habitat classification

Quick facts

EUNIS habitat type	code A6.5

Legal status

Vegetation types

Species mentioned in habitat description

Other classifications

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112	11.211	Bathyal benthic communities	wider
CORINE Land Cover	5.2.3.	Sea and ocean	n/a
Barcelona Convention 199812	V.1.	(BATHYAL) MUDS	same
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats (UK)	39	Mud habitats in deep water	wider

History

Classification	Code	Habitat type name	Relationship type
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