MB5-23 - Communautés animales de sable de l'infralittoral en milieu marin en Atlantique

Faunal communities of full salinity Atlantic infralittoral sand

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Sands which occur in shallow water, either on the open coast or in tide-swept channels of marine inlets.
In clean sands, the habitat typically lacks a significant seaweed component and is characterised by robust fauna, particularly amphipods (Bathyporeia) and robust polychaetes including Nephtys cirrosa and Lanice conchilega.
In non-cohesive muddy sand (with 5% to 20% silt/clay), the habitat supports a variety of animal-dominated communities, particularly polychaetes (Magelona mirabilis, Spiophanes bombyx and Chaetozone setosa), bivalves (Fabulina fibula and Chamelea gallina) and the urchin Echinocardium cordatum.

Bibliographie

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