MB3-2 - Sédiment grossier de l'infralittoral en Atlantique

Atlantic infralittoral coarse sediment

Classification des habitats EUNIS 2022

Descriptif de l'habitat

Moderately exposed habitats with coarse sand, gravelly sand, shingle and gravel in the infralittoral, are subject to disturbance by tidal steams and wave action. Such habitats found on the open coast or in tide-swept marine inlets are characterised by a robust fauna of infaunal polychaetes such as Chaetozone setosa and Lanice conchilega , cumacean crustacea such as Iphinoe trispinosa and Diastylis bradyi , and venerid bivalves. Habitats with the lancelet Branchiostoma lanceolatum may also occur.

Bibliography

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