MB6-522 - Association à Stuckenia pectinata sur vase

Association with Stuckenia pectinata on mud

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Low (0 to 10) and variable salinity infralittoral mud rich in organic matter with beds of Stuckenia pectinata (Syn Potamogeton pectinatus), associated with blankets of filamentous green algae such as Ulva intestinalis, Cladophora liniformis and Rhizoclonium riparium. The grazing gastropod Potamopyrgus antipodarum is found in this biotope and juvenile Mytilus edulis have been observed settled on Stuckenia leaves and amongst the algae. The charaphyte Lamprothamnium papulosum may be found to some extent in this biotope but more often in neighbouring habitats (see Plaza & Sanderson 1997). Mysids, trout (Salmo trutta), and sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus can be found swimming amongst the vegetation. Mya arenaria may be found in some examples of this biotope, but the infaunal component of this biotope requires further investigation but is likely to contain oligochaetes, Arenicola marina, Corophium volutator and Gammarus spp.

Bibliography

European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity 2022. EUNIS marine habitat classification 2022 including crosswalks. Table Excel. (Source)